Kotetsu and Kiyomaro: The Golden Age of Japanese Swords – Masters of the Edo Period

This is the catalog for an exhibition featuring approximately 70 works by Kotetsu and Kiyomaro, two masters from different eras who, despite their contrasting paths in life, both strove for the beauty of Japanese swords. Contents: Kotetsu, On Nagasone Kotetsu by Yuichi Hiroi, Kiyomaro, Dialogue: "On Kiyomaro: His Sword-Making and His Life" by Tadao Hanaoka (Yamaura School scholar) / Taeko Watanabe (Director of the Sano Museum of Art), Genealogy of the Yamaura Family / Genealogy of Masters of the Yamaura School, Kotetsu Chronology, Kiyomaro Chronology. Catalog size: 30 x 22.5 cm, hardcover, 159 pages.