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Post by ryo on Jan 28, 2022 1:48:43 GMT
Hey, I'm decently new to looking into swords, online I constantly see things talking about how there were things like blade length limits during the Edo period. Where is this kind of information found? I've been digging around online and can't find much information about earlier shapes and sizes of Japanese swords.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Jan 28, 2022 3:41:53 GMT
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Post by treeslicer on Jan 28, 2022 4:01:42 GMT
Here's some more, not just for what you asked about. Dig around in them and see what you can find. These are authoritative sites. Once you've learned enough there to know crap from reality, you might look at some of the nihonto forums.
Begin teaching yourself the funny Japanese words now. Browse some glossaries.
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Post by Drunk Merchant on Jan 28, 2022 5:48:06 GMT
At risk of crashing from the forrest into the trees they mention that here www.japaneseswordindex.com/ronin.htmAt one point, a mere 71cm which might explain why a bunch of older swords got shortened. As for the main topic: yuhindo.com/ is very useful both for its blog (full of tips) and the detailed photos he posts of swords. You can use that to get an idea of what activities like say utsuri look like. San mei and other sales sites are useful for looking up known examples of a smith but they’re lacking in reference. |
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Post by treeslicer on Jan 28, 2022 6:39:31 GMT
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Post by Drunk Merchant on Jan 28, 2022 14:12:02 GMT
You know what. You’re right so I’m going to delete that recommendation. Also I certainly would think it bad if any of the modern writers ended up there since they’re active researchers doing a lot of good and they need the funds to continue their work. Scribd has the same intro books with a subscription but I think in their case it’s sanctioned by the publisher. Anyways that’s half irrelevant since if someone is seriously planning to buy they should get The Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Swords after checking those websites and intro books. Recommendation on Yuhindo still stands since blog.yuhindo.com/green-papers-no-papers/ and other things are pretty helpful. Which is sort of hilarious since I feel a mumei green papered sword - if it’s cheap - is an almost ideal starting sword. |
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Post by ryo on Jan 28, 2022 20:11:59 GMT
Hey guys, thanks for all the responses! These sources are super useful
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Post by pgandy on Jan 28, 2022 21:04:10 GMT
Welcome to the forum.
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Post by Jussi Ekholm on Jan 29, 2022 21:46:30 GMT
I'll quote Markus Sesko as he has correctly translated the edicts that were put in order during the Edo period. This is from his book Koshirae Taikan.
However there were of course some people not obeying the rules.
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Post by Stef on Jan 30, 2022 12:36:13 GMT
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