Special exibit of Living National Treasures of Japan swordsmith exibit at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts featuring the Gassan tradition.

The Gassan school, believed active since the Kamakura period (1185-1333), continues to produce blades to this day. This important English-language text presents a detailed account of Gassan Sadaichi's 1988 Boston blade along with a thorough history of the Gassan-kaji - known for it's ayasugi hada. Includes many photos and top-quality oshigata of both the Ningen Kokuho (living national treasure['s]) masterworks and earlier blades by this influential school.

Contents

Foreword by Alan Shestack
Acknowledgements by Morihiro Ogawa
The Exhibition of Living National Treasures in the United States
The Gassan Swordmaking Studio in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The historical backgroiund of the Gassan School and Dewa Sanzan
Catalogue
Plates
Glossary