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The Ishidô (石堂) school originated at the Sekido Temple in Ômi Province around the Kanei period (1624). From there the…
Most experts agree that the first forged steel swords came to Japan in the same way as many other cultural…
A variety of different information can be transmitted via gold inlays on sword tangs, the so-called "kinzôgan-mei" (金象嵌銘). For example,…