Victor Harris

Cutting Edge: Japanese Swords in the British Museum

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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… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-8048-4734-6
EAN: 9780804847346
Produktnummer: 19577563
Verlag: Tuttle Pub
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Seitenangabe: 160 S.
Masse: H28.2 cm x B22.4 cm x D2.0 cm 1'020 g
Gewicht: 1020

Über den Autor

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.