Honorary Titles Used by Japanese Swordsmiths

Since titles precede a name on tangs, many cut blades have only the title remaining. This list of 124 important titles links over 1100 smiths using them; referenced to both the 1965-66 and 1981-98 editions of Hawley's Japanese Swordsmiths.

55 pages.
ISBN: 0-910704-82-1