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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Kapp, Leon, 1943-     Subjects     Swords -- Japan.     Swordsmiths -- Japan.     Weapons in art.     Swords -- Japan -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Kapp, Leon, 1943-       by title:      The art of the Japan...         MARC Display

The art of the Japanese sword : the craft of swordmaking and its appreciation / Leon and Hiroko Kapp, Yoshindo Yoshihara ; photos by Yoshikazu Yoshihara and Aram Compeau. by Kapp, Leon, 1943- Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, [2012] Subjects Swords -- Japan.   Swordsmiths -- Japan.   Weapons in art.   Swords -- Japan -- History. ISBN:  9784805312407 (hardcover) : 4805312408 (hardcover) : Description:  256 pages : color illustrations, map ; 31 cm Requests:  0 Summary:  " The purpose of The Art of the Japanese Sword is to convey to the reader a basic background regarding the Japanese sword, as well as to explain how to view and appreciate a blade and to show the details of how a sword is made and finished today. Modern craftsman use completely traditional methods from the past to prepare their steel, forge the sword, and create the unique hardened edge. By gaining a good understanding of how a sword is actually made, the reader will be able to appreciate the Japanese sword more fully."-- Publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 739.722 Ka Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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