Shinto (new swords, 1596–1780)

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Japanese sword period
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Shintō
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Edo_period
gptkbp:characteristic wide blades
less pronounced curvature
straight hamon
gptkbp:endDate 1780
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Muromachi_period
gptkb:Koto_(old_swords,_before_1596)
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Tokugawa_shogunate
relative peace in Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shinto (new swords, 1596–1780)
gptkbp:mainSwordTypes gptkb:sword
tanto
wakizashi
gptkbp:notableFor improved forging techniques
standardized sword shapes
use of imported steel
gptkbp:notableSwordsmiths gptkb:Horikawa_Kunihiro
Inoue Shinkai
Nagasone Kotetsu
Umetada Myoju
Yasutsugu
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Koto_(old_swords,_before_1596)
Shinshinto (new new swords, 1781–1876)
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:startDate 1596
gptkbp:swordsmithSchools Edo school
Hizen school
Kyoto school
Osaka school
Satsuma school
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tōken
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7