Swordsmiths of Japan SATO-ZEN shinto-kantei With Black & White illustrations

With Black & White illustrations

and Marguerite Shelly

Getting in wasn't the problem

a body of work in glass

Swordsmiths of Japan SATO-ZEN shinto-kantei With Black & White illustrationsThis index contains a comprehensive listing of more than 20,000 Japanese swordsmiths, i. e. from kot to shinsakut. It is not simply a list of names, it also provides biographical information according to the extent of a smiths fame. Aim is to give the reader a coherent picture of a certain smith, that means his civilian name, how did he sign, in which style did he work, and who was his master or his school environment. Thereby, the most common