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#39691

Item

Samurai(Armor and weaponry)

Material

hardcover

Price

$500.00

Weight

1.04kg

size

width

19cm 7 1/2"

depth

3cm 1 1/4"

height

27.5cm 10 3/4"

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-Description-
Title Kubikiri Asaemon Token Oshigata Vol1
Japanese Title ńačóEqĺ^
Author Suiken Fukunaga
Publication Year 1970

This is an extremely rare Japanese swords ref book by Suiken Fukunaga.

Tameshigiri is transleted as cutting test.This tameshigiri has been done by Yamada Family,usually called Kubikiri Asaemon,from generation to generation in Edo period.This book contains inteersting or valuable documents selected carefully from among a lot of ones(entitled "Token Oshigata") owned by Yamada Family.It includes approx 460 plates in it.According to the narrow book wrapper,when the first volume was published,orders rushed.

Unfortunately,this item is becoming hard-to-come by here in Japan.

The originator of tameshigiri(cutting test)has a tradition of Anyoji Kaganokami or Tani Daizen. Anyoji Kaganokami is the samurai of the Kyogoku family of Omi prefecture. Anyoji Kaganokami has the tradition of having cutting tested by digging up a body from the grave. And Full name of Tani Daizen is Tani Daizen Moriyoshi. He was killed in war by the Harima Prefecture Miki castle attack with Besho Nagaharu. It is the origin of dotan giri that Tani Daizen placed and cutting tested the body on the ridge. Son of Tani Daizen is Tani Moritomo. His cutting test was inherited by the son of Tani, and many pupils. Also His cutting test was inherited by Yamano school and Yamada school. It was very prosperous to the Edo period. The nickname of Yamada "Kubikiri Asaemon" is famous. Yamada family was the execution officer of the Edo Shogunate. And the founder of Yamada family is the Yamada Sadatake. Five generation of them continued. And Their work was finished with the Meiji era. A lower table is a wazamono table in Yamada family. It is divided into the rank of four stages.

Tameshigiri (Cutting Test) was a practical way to judge the sharpness of the blade in Nihonto. Using condemned criminals, this cutting test were done by various ways. These two books written by Fukunaga Sensei show the history of Tameshigiri, its system, method, and cutting tested blades with their oshigatas. Based on the famous Yamada Family's secretive book 'Token Oshigata' and their methods to examine the blade sharpness, many real photos and pictures are well illustrated. Hundreds of famous blade and their oshigata which did cutting test were listed.

Text in Japanese w/many photos.

Hardcover w/slipcase approx 230 pages.
If you are interested in Japanese Sword, this book would be a great collection for you!

-Condition-
Yellowing,Stains on the cover and pages because of age.But it is in good condition.Please see below photos to confirm the condition of this book.

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