Japanese Master Swordsmiths: The Gassan Tradition
Boston, Massachusetts: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1989. Softcover. Black & illus. wraps, 85 pp., many BW illus. VG- (Slight scuffs to covers; pages have aged lightly; text and illus. are clear.). Item #152066
ISBN: 0878463097
Text is in English and Japanese. Issued in conjunction with a 1988-1989 exhibition of 10 Japanese swords made by members of Gassan family. "Swordsmithing, like all traditional Japanese crafts, requires superior skill, vast experience, and enormous patience. A great Japanese sword, often the most highly prized household treasure in a Japanese family, is gradually formed of some 30,000 layers of iron." (foreword) The narrative covers the background of the Gassan School and Dewa Sanzen, as well as the Gassan Swordmaking Studio in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The annotated and illustrated catalogue addresses all 10 examples. Includes a glossary of relevant terms. Uncommon.
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