Cutting Edge

Japanese Swords in the British Museum

Victor Harris (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

160 Seiten

2016
Tuttle Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-8048-4734-6 (ISBN)

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The Japanese sword has long been appreciated both as a weapon and as an object of art. Only in Japanese culture has the sword been developed to such a level of technological excellence and spiritual importance. As a cutting weapon, the fully developed curved katana, or samurai sword, of the samurai warrior was uniquely effective. As a cultural object, it offers invaluable insights into the social and spiritual history of the Japanese people.

Cutting Edge: Japanese Swords in the British Museum offers a fascinating introduction to the design, manufacture and collecting of these Japanese weapons. It covers the development of sword art and designs, traditional forging methods, regional variations in style and signature works by legendary craftsmen. Included are hundreds of photos of swords and other art objects.

Victor Harris recently retired as Keeper of the Department of Japanese Antiquities in the British Museum. He is a world expert on Japanese swords and is the author of Shinto: The Sacred Art of Ancient Japan and Japanese Imperial Craftsmen and co-author of Swords of the Samurai and Japanese Art: Masterpieces in the British Museum.

Erscheinungsdatum	30.11.2016
Zusatzinfo	320 b&w photos; 34 color photos; 2-page spread of
Verlagsort	Boston
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 279 mm
Gewicht	1049 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Antiquitäten
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-8048-4734-7 / 0804847347
ISBN-13	978-0-8048-4734-6 / 9780804847346
Zustand	Neuware