Japanese Sword Book,Katana, View and Work of Swordsmith Kunimasa Mastuba

Description: Product discription This book details the philosophy of Kunimasa Matsuba, a renowned Japanese swordsmith, regarding Japanese swords. It not only presents his views as a swordsmith but also reflects his perspective as a martial artist. The book serves as a collection of his Japanese sword works. It features bilingual text in both Japanese and English, making it enjoyable not just as a reading material but also as a visual art collection. The following is an excerpt from the book. Preface Kunimasa Matsuba Thank you for your picking up this booklet. As you know, the Japanese sword has been an outstandingly special thing in the tools which has appeared in Japanese history. It may be said that it is afterglow of the strong glare of past that we continue still creating swords present days of the 21st century. However, in 2009, an idea to the true value of the Japanese sword began to blow in my thought at a burst by a certain encounter. The idea inspired me that we would be able to spotlight Japanese sword new and let them release from the yoke of historical misunderstanding. The idea has reached fruition as this booklet. I understand that it is too high aim for simple swordsmith. I think however that it may be some viewpoint that only swordsmith who is "budo-ka" or martial artist can become aware of. Three proffesionals kindly gave me the words which carried on the end of this booklet about relationship with me. They are Takasato Nakamura, "laidoh-ka" or artist of drawing sword, violinist Iwao Furusawa and Hiroyuki Aoki, originator of "Shin-taidoh" one of the martial arts in Japan. And MD. Toshihiko Yayama, director of Y.H.C. Yayama Clinic who is the one I encountered and was inspired contributed an article titled "Japanese sword is a weapon of Ki or vital energy". The article is more than supplement for my poor depiction. Professor Mr. Kazuhiro Kinoshita of Rikkyo University gave many advices to me about various matter. I sincerely express my appreciation to him. In addition, a German friend Gregore Cohnen, Netherland- residing Japanese friend Mr. Takao Fujimoto and his friend Mr. Frank Reemer English friend Mt. Paul Halpen and Ms. Barbara Morrison of Utsunomiya University voluntarily dedicated in English translation of body text. I am deeply grateful for your dedication. Now I am overwhelmed with gratitude for being blessed with such wonderful and excellent friends. I wish this booklet will be small help for you readers to live a fulfilling life. Payment We accept Credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and PayPal. Payment is due within 5 days of the auction end. Please do not make offer or bid, if you are not ready for payment within 5 days. Shipping We ship items via FedEx or DHL or EMS . We will ship your item within 5 business days, after your payment. It usually takes about 3-6 days to arrive.(It depends on your customs procedure.) We will provide the FedEx or DHL or EMS tracking number. You can check delivery status on the site Returns are accepted 30 days after you receive the item. As long as the item is under same condition as when you receive it. About Us Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up, do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as gifts. Because declared value is insured lower value.Besides US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. Hello! Thank you for visiting.

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Location: Tokyo

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