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Book: Introduction to Japanese Swords through pictures
Introduction to Japanese Swords through pictures. Reference work on etiquette, appraisal, maintenance, and mostly the presentation of Japanese swords L’étiquette des sabres Sageo (scabbard cord) tying according to various schools / Maintenance / Appraisal By the Zen Nippon Tosho Kai (All Japan Swordsmith Association) English and Japanese – 48 pages – ISBN: 4990231627 Bilingual book…
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Exhibition catalogue: Masamune and his lineage
Exhibition catalogue « Masamune and his lineage » held at the Sano Art Museum, 2002 by the Sano Art Museum Japanese – 183 pages – ISBN: 4915857549 This catalogue is now very well known for the quality of its photographs, printing, paper, and the swords presented. This book has been out of print ever since…
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DVD: The Ancient Techniques and Spirit of the Japanese Sword: A Modern Challenge
A Top quality DVD on Japanese sword making by the All Japan Swordsmiths Association (Zen Nippon Tosho Kai) English / Japanese
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Eye-Ai: Living By the Sword
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Hiragana Times: Canadian Living by the Sword
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Kiyota gets Doryoku-sho at the NBTHK 2007 forging competition!
Chaque année, le Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (NBTHK – Société pour la Préservation des Sabres d’Art) organise une compétition pour plusieurs métiers du sabre japonais. Kiyota a ainsi soumis un sabre presque chaque année depuis qu’il est devenu indépendant en 2000. Les sabres qu’ils a soumis réflète ses efforts de recherche sur un groupe…
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How to become a swordsmith apprentice in Japan
The number of individuals who wish to become a heir in the tradition of Japanese swordsmithing by undertaking traditional apprenticeship in Japan has grown considerably. This is probably due to the internationalization of communications, giving a feeling that the very remote and peculiar culture of the Japanese sword is now more accessible, and it probably…
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Kansai Time Out – Cutting Art: Introduction to the Japanese Sword and its world
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Salut! Bonjour! – Interview
Brève apparition à la télévision en direct du Japon Morning show québécois sur TVA – site 11 mai 2007 Les animateurs de Salut!Bonjour! tentent régulièrement de rejoindre des Québécois qui sont établis ou vivent une expérience intéressante à l’étranger.
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Japanese Swords by Kiyota Jirokunietsu
All material presented on this page is copyrighted. 2007: Sue-Bizen Sukesada Yosozaemon-style short katana The swordsmith signature Sukesada was used by a considerable number of smith spanning the later part of the Muromachi period (1392-1573) through the first third of the Edo period (1600-1867). It is generally recognized that Sukesada Yosozaemon is one of the…
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Event/Demo: Quench-hardening of a Japanese Sword
TRADITIONAL JAPANESE SWORDSMITHING: Quench-hardening of a Japanese sword Held in Toronto (Oct.28) and Montréal (Nov.4th) 2006 227, Riverside St., where the event was held in Montréal. The event in review… Our intention was to come Toronto and Montréal in order to give interested people a chance to observe a Japanese swordsmith at work, and to…
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The Discovery Channel – Daily Planet
Pierre makes a brief appearance on the Canadian version of the Discovery Channel short documentaries series in October 2006. The Discovery Channel has shown a sustained interest in the field of the Japanese Sword with several related shows. They took the opportunity during Pierre’s passage through Toronto for an event in 2006 to film a…
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Forging Japanese Swords
Soulsmithing se veut une fenêtre sur la forge traditionnelle des sabres japonais à travers l’expérience de l’apprenti Pierre Nadeau et ses mentors. « En fin de compte un boulot n’est pas juste un boulot, mais qui l’on est Si on veut changer qui on est, il faut changer de boulot. » Repo men Pierre Nadeau…
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清水の刀工清田さんにカナダ青年一番弟子２８才
清水の刀工清田さんにカナダ青年一番弟子２８才 特報 – Tokuho 日本和歌山県の新聞 Wakayama prefecture newspaper – Japan ２００６年３月 – March 2006 Article relating the beginning of Pierre Nadeau as Kiyota Jirokunietsu’s apprentice.
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Oriflamme – Cet élève qui deviendra maître
Magasine historique – Québec – site Vol.7 No1 – 2006 Le magasine Oriflamme porte bien son nom en tant que représentant des passionés d’histoire au Québec, du Moyen-Age au Nouveau Monde. L’éditeur s’intéresse de près aux activités de Pierre.