13th New Japanese Sword Polishing and Exterior Swordsmith Technique Exhibition Japanese Sword Craftsmen
2023.10.28 Sat - 2023.12.17 Sun
The culture of making Japanese swords has been passed down to the present day. Please come and see the techniques of the artisans involved in making Japanese swords, including the blade, blade engraving, polishing, sword fittings, shirogane, white sheath, handle wrapping, sheath lacquering, and mounting.
Special Exhibition: Famous Swords from the Sano Museum of Art
[Major exhibited works]
・Important Cultural Property Sword with red signature Yoshihiro/Hon'a (signature)
"The famous Matsuie" Kamakura period, Sano Museum of Art
・Osasaho spear signed by Masama Fujiwara
(Name: Tonbogiri) Muromachi period, private collection
Sano Museum of Art × Touken Ranbu ONLINE collaboration
Event period: Saturday, October 28, 2023 to Sunday, December 17, 2023
Outline
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Admission fee
Adults and university students: 1,100 yen; elementary, middle and high school students: 550 yen
*Free admission for elementary and junior high school students on Saturdays
*20% discount for groups of 15 or more
*Present your exhibition ticket stub to receive a 20% discount on admission from the second visit onwards during the exhibition period. -
Opening hours
10:00-17:00 (entrance accepted until 16:30) -
Closed
Thursdays (open on November 23rd) -
Organizer
Sano Museum of Art, Japanese Sword Culture Promotion Association, Mishima City, Mishima City Board of Education -
Sponsored by
Shizuoka Prefectural Board of Education -
Sponsorship
Izuhakone Railway Co., Ltd. -
cooperation
All Japan Swordsmith Association