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Type/Name: type of sword or sword mounting; blades mentioned in the kyōhō era Kyōhō Meibutsuchō as masterpieces (meibutsu) are mentioned by name and marked in yellow; Signature: for signed swords, the signature and its reading; otherwise "unsigned"
A diagram of a katana and koshirae with components identified. Fuchi (縁): The fuchi is a hilt collar between the tsuka and the tsuba.; Habaki (鎺): The habaki is a wedge-shaped metal collar used to keep the sword from falling out of the saya and to support the fittings below; fitted at the ha-machi and mune-machi which precede the nakago.
The beads, also described as "jewels", were made of primitive stone and earthen materials in the early period, but by the end of the Kofun period were made almost exclusively of jade. Magatama originally served as decorative jewelry, but by the end of the Kofun period functioned as ceremonial and religious objects.
Although there are some medieval texts relating to the loss of the sword, which variously contended that a replica was forged afterwards, or that the lost sword itself was a replica, or even that the sword was returned to land by supernatural forces; [8] [9] replicas of the sword and mirror were actually made as early as the 9th century, and ...
In Java, the turning point was the end of the five-year-long Java War when the rebellious Prince Diponegoro was defeated and detained, and had to hand his kris over to the Dutch in 1830. This event marked the disarmament of the kris as a combat weapon among the Javanese populace.
The daishō (大小, daishō) —"large and small" [1] —is a Japanese term for a matched pair of traditionally made Japanese swords worn by the samurai class in feudal Japan. The etymology of the word daishō becomes apparent when the terms daitō, meaning long sword, and shōtō, meaning short sword, are used; daitō + shōtō = daishō. [2]
A 13th century sword by Masatsune with a straight-edge hamon A 13th century sword by Nagamitsu, with a notare midare hamon that is wavy along the blade but straight approaching the tip. A 14th century sword by Kunimitsu 14th century sword by Masamune, with a wavy hamon. China was the first country to produce iron in Asia, around 1200 BC.
The kanabō was also a mythical weapon, often used in tales by oni, who reputedly possessed superhuman strength. [7] [8] This is alluded to by the Japanese saying "like giving a kanabō to an oni " —meaning to give an extra advantage to someone who already has the advantage (i.e. the strong made stronger).