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Token Kenkyu Kai is an associatinof individuals devoted to the preservation and appreciation of the Japanese Art Sword. To properly pursue this objective a non-profit organization was formed to make available to serious students the finest examples of Nihonto outside of Japan, to encourage original
It is to this latter objective that the articles contained in this volume are addressed. They are the efforts of men who conduct their businesses and rear their families but find time to share their accumulated experiences and knowledge with others. Their only reward is the hope that their creativity will make the study of a difficult subject in a foreign language more satisfying and easier for the future generations of students that follow. To these men we thankfully dedicate this book.
Nihonto Kemma, Ltd.
Japanese Sword Service
Post Office Box 1256
Denton, Texas 76201
817-382-8203
Contents
Frontpiece
Dedication
Introduction
Part One The sword as history
The Japanese sword in prehistory by Peter Bleed
Rice, gold and the sword by Randolph B. Caldwell
Notes and Quotes
Part Two The sword as steel
The shape of things by Walter A. Compton
Let the buyer beware by Keith R. Evans
The shape of the sword by Dean S. Hartley, Jr.
Part Three The sword as art
An outline history of Japanese sword guards by Dr. Junji Homma
Random thoughts by John M. Yumoto
On investing in Japanese swords by K.A. Frenzel
The seeds of the Bixen tradition by Tom Buttweiler
Bibliography
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research, and to increase the fund of knowledge avaiable in English.It is to this latter objective that the articles contained in this volume are addressed. They are the efforts of men who conduct their businesses and rear their families but find time to share their accumulated experiences and knowledge with others. Their only reward is the hope that their creativity will make the study of a difficult subject in a foreign language more satisfying and easier for the future generations of students that follow. To these men we thankfully dedicate this book.
Nihonto Kemma, Ltd.
Japanese Sword Service
Post Office Box 1256
Denton, Texas 76201
817-382-8203
Contents
Frontpiece
Dedication
Introduction
Part One The sword as history
The Japanese sword in prehistory by Peter Bleed
Rice, gold and the sword by Randolph B. Caldwell
Notes and Quotes
Part Two The sword as steel
The shape of things by Walter A. Compton
Let the buyer beware by Keith R. Evans
The shape of the sword by Dean S. Hartley, Jr.
Part Three The sword as art
An outline history of Japanese sword guards by Dr. Junji Homma
Random thoughts by John M. Yumoto
On investing in Japanese swords by K.A. Frenzel
The seeds of the Bixen tradition by Tom Buttweiler
Bibliography
Show Less
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