Three tanto
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44
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6.
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A straight sword in ken mounting
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45
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7.
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A long sword in jindachi-zukuri mounting
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45
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8.
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A long sword in jindachi-zukuri mounting
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45
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9.
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Painting of a mid-Edo period samurai
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46
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10.
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Daito and wakizashi in buke-zukuri mounting
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63
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11.
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Kozuka (utility knife), kogai (skewer), and wari-bashi (chopsticks)
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63
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12.
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Shira-saya (plain wood scabbard)
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63
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13.
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Kyu-gunto (proto-army sword)
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64
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14.
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Police or parade saber
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64
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15.
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Two shin-gunto (neo-army sword)
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65
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16.
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Shin-gunto (neo-army sword)
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65
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17.
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Three kaigunto (naval sword)
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66
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18.
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Shikomi-zue (sword cane)
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66
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19.
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A tang with four rivet holes
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75
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20.
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A tang with an inscription
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75
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21.
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Blade with shortened tang
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76
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22.
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A tang with the results of a cutting test inscribed
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76
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23.
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Two tanto with scabbard pockets
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77
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24.
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A pair of matched tsuba
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77
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25.
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Tsuba with inlaid design
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77
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26.
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A collection of tsuba
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78
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27.
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Tsuba with gold filling
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87
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28.
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Hilts for buke-zukuri mountings
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87
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29.
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Habaki (collar)
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87
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30.
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Seppa (spacer)
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87
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31.
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A collection of fuchi and kashira (pommels)
|
88
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32.
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A collection of menuki (hilt ornaments)
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89
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33.
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A set of fuchi and kashira
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90
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34.
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Purification rites by master swordsmith
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103
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35.
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Praying before the deity shelf
|
103
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36.
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Heating and flattening of iron
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104
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37.
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Piling of the iron pieces
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104
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38.
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Heating of the iron pieces
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104
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39.
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Pounding of the iron
|
105
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40.
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The sakite (aids) and master
|
105
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41.
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Steel pieces fitted together with borax
|
106
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42.
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The shaping of the sword
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106
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43.
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The rough blade is shaped
|
107
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44.
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Coating of clay determines tempered pattern
|
107
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45.
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Plunging the blade into water
|
108
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46.
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Correcting the curvature of the blade
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108
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47.
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Grinding the blade
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109
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48.
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The tang is inscribed
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109
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49.
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A standard certificate issued by the Honnami family
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110
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