Bing, Siegfried, 1838-1905 · London : S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington · leaf 154
Visitor» to the Temple of Itiuku Shima examining celebrated Swords from the Treasure House. After Hokusai. … ARTISTIC JAPAN. one of the two grasps his shield, while his comradecuts his throat by, throwing his kodzuka at it. Atall times it serves as a paper cutter—Japanese paper,being made of vegetable tissue, cannot be torn. Thekogai (head-pin) balances the kodzuka on the oppositeside of the guard. It is…
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