Seki swordsmithing tradition
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Japanese swordsmithing tradition
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gptkbp:annualEvent |
gptkb:Seki_Cutlery_Festival
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gptkbp:characterizedBy |
distinct hamon (temper line)
mass production techniques in the Muromachi period robust and practical blades |
gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
preserved in Seki Traditional Swordsmith Museum
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gptkbp:exportedTo |
various countries during the feudal era
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gptkbp:famousFor |
Japanese swords (katana, wakizashi, tanto)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Seki swordsmithing tradition
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
Yamato and Yamashiro swordmaking schools
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
Seki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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gptkbp:modernIndustry |
Seki City is a center for cutlery and blade manufacturing
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gptkbp:notableSwordsmiths |
Motoshige
Kanesada Kanemoto Kanetsugu Kaneuji |
gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:Kamakura_period
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gptkbp:recognizedBy |
one of the five major swordmaking traditions of Japan (Gokaden)
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gptkbp:status |
active with licensed swordsmiths
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gptkbp:survived |
Meiji Restoration ban on swords
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Seki_City
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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