Tokugawa

I cannot talk about all the schools for the production of blades in my work, so I have chosen to focus on a few of them, which seem to me to be the "most important" ones for the Edo period. These are the ones I kept: - Osaka ( Kunisada School, Sukehiro School, Kunisuke School) - Edo (Nagasone School) - Kyoto ( Mishina School) - Hizen ( Tayadoshi School) Are these really relevant ? Thanks ! I need to make more searches about art in the blades. I'm also going to have a part dedicated to Tsuba schools because their changes are really emblematic of the period.

The edo period is so rich, it's really fascinating. Any recommendations for documentation on shape changes at this time? I will probably do that, you are right !

Hey everyone, I'm coming to you for a specific reason. I am a french student in art history and in my Japanese art class, I have a paper to write on the theme of the evolution of the Japanese sword during the Edo period. I thought I would organize my work plan this way: - Introduction - I. The Edo Period - 1) A time of peace - 2) Persistence of military values - II. Stylistic evolution - 1) The emergence of Shinto blades - 2) The specific work of the Tsuba A) The different schools B) The case of Tsuba Namban - III. Some examples and comments of important works - Conclusion - Appendices What do you think of that? What are the essential notions I need to talk about for the swords of this period? And finally, do you have any emblematic swords from that period that you recommend I study and comment on? I'm still a beginner so all your advice is welcome! Thanks, Antoine