Download or read book TSUBA AND JAPANESE SWORD FITTINGS written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Japanese Sword fittings tsuba Kozuka Kogai Fuchi kashira and Menuki Swords katana Wakizashi and Tanto Arms Armour and Prints and Paintings written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Lethal Elegance written by Joe Earle and published by MFA Publications. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the "soul of the samurai," the sword is famously both the symbol and instrument of Japanese military prowess. Less known, at least in the west, is its role as a fashion accessory or status symbol. More than the weapon itself, it was the sword's metal fittings--from the hand guard to the small decorative plates on the hilt--that reflected the complexities of samurai life. Some fittings were meant to convey the honor and self-control expected of a samurai, while other, more flamboyant fittings reflected the samurai's leisure-time persona as "man about town." Later, when the wearing of swords spread beyond the samurai class, both the decorative function of the fittings and the variety of their designs increased, leading to some of the most accomplished metalwork ever created. Now in paperback for the first time, Lethal Elegance presents 150 of these remarkable sword fittings, and is one of the few books to focus on their styles and techniques. It discusses the visual effects achieved with different alloys, the evolution of fittings following changes in warfare, symbolism and standards for connoisseurship. Though these objects were created for violent ends, their variety and beauty also reveal them as wonders of self-expression.
Download or read book Tsuba and Other Japanese Sword Fittings written by Christie, Manson & Woods and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tsuba and Japanese Sword Fittings in the Collection of the Cooper Hewitt Museum the Smithsonian Institution s National Museum of Design written by Cooper-Hewitt Museum and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Japanese Sword Fittings written by George Herbert Naunton and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Fine Collection of Tsuba and Other Japanese Sword Fittings written by Christie's (auktionshus, London) and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Japanese Sword Fittings Tsuba Kozunka Kogai Fuchi Kashira and Menuki written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Japanese Sword mounts in the Collections of Field Museum written by Field Museum of Natural History and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Japanese Swords and Sword Fittings Mounted Swords Fine Series of Tsuba in Iron and Soft Metals Good Series of Kozuka and Fuchi kashira written by Sotheby's (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Japanese Sword fittings tsuba written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tsuba and Japanese Sword Fittings in the Collection of the Cooper Hewitt written by Henry Rosin and published by . This book was released on 1980-06 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Japanese Swords and Sword Fittings Mounted Swords Fine Series of Tsuba in Iron and Soft Metals Good Series of Kozuka and Fuchi kashira written by Sotheby & Co. (London, England) and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of Japanese Swords and Sword Fittings Comprising Mounted and Unmounted Swords Tsuba in Iron and Soft Metals written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The G da Collection of Japanese Sword Fittings written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Gōda Collection and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Japanese Sword Fittings written by Henri Joly and published by . This book was released on 1978-02-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
