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PRODUCT TITLE
Keichō Igo Shintō Bengi – Complete 9-Volume Japanese Sword Reference Set – Kamata Saburōdayū – Meiji-Era Reprint of the 1779 Edition

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
This is a complete nine-volume set of Shintō Ben-gi (新刀辯疑 / 慶長以来新刀辯疑), a historical Japanese reference work on swords, originally compiled in the An'ei era and presented here in a later Meiji-period edition.

The work contains oshigata-style records and commentary on more than 700 Japanese swords produced from around the Keichō period onward.

It also compiles genealogies and biographical information for approximately 1,200 swordsmiths, together with descriptions of their working styles, characteristics, craftsmanship, and historical evaluations.

Detailed illustrations of blades, tangs, signatures, horimono carvings, and decorative designs make the set an especially valuable reference for the study of Japanese sword history and swordsmith traditions.

This complete nine-volume set corresponds to the same work recorded in the National Institute of Japanese Literature's Database of Pre-Modern Japanese Works.
https://kokusho.nijl.ac.jp/biblio/100311526/1?ln=en

A highly interesting historical reference set for collectors and researchers of Japanese swords, swordsmiths, samurai culture, and traditional Japanese craftsmanship.

AUTHOR / PUBLISHER
Compiler: Kamata Saburōdayū (鎌田三郎太夫), also associated with the name Kamata Gyomyo.
Original publication: An’ei 8 (1779).
Edition: Meiji-period reprint.
Publisher shown in this edition: Matsuyamado Shoten / Fujii Rihachi (松山堂書舗・藤井利八蔵版).

The work is a specialized historical reference devoted to Japanese swords produced after the beginning of the Keichō era.
Its illustrated and textual content makes it particularly useful as a historical source on sword appraisal, smiths, signatures, and related decorative elements.

PRODUCT SIZE
Each volume: Approx. 27.5 × 17.5 cm.
Complete set of 9 volumes.

CONDITION
Antique condition consistent with age.
There is age-related toning, foxing, staining, wear, creases, and rubbing to the covers and pages.
Some edges and bindings show age-related wear.
All nine volumes are present.
Please refer carefully to the photographs for the detailed condition.

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