December Open House We are planning an open house at the gallery December 7-9 from 11 AM to 6 PM, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. We will have several swords, fittings, and other related art for sale, as well as some special blades on exhibition. We are planning several short talks on various subjects such as sword etiquette and the safe handlng of the blade, a brief review of the Gokaden with examples, and…
Interesting new items by Yoshindo Yoshihara in the fitttings gallery We have added some unique items forged from tamahagane by Yoshindo Yoshihara. There are two stunning tosho sukashi tsuba that are true works of art. There are two kiridashi traditional design pattern knives, a scroll weight, and several miniature billets of tamahagane showing the first fold in the forging process. With the exception of the scroll weight, all come in fitted Paulownia boxes…
A new article by Konno Tatsuhiko, What Is Bushido? Just posted a new article by Mr. Konno on his take on Bushido and the sword, and its meaning for the modern world.
Glossary from Harry Watson's translation of Nihonto Koza, used by permission of Mr. Watson Just posted a glossary of Nihonto terminology in the Articles section to aid in the understanding of some of our descriptions. Jargon is basically a necessary evil in the study of Japanese swords, as the Japanese vocabulary is very specific and frequently has no direct English equivalent. From time to time, i will be expanding the glossary from Mr. Watson's extended works. i will also be…
