Tōken

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:sword
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Katana
gptkb:Nihontō
gptkbp:component gptkb:Habaki_(blade_collar)
gptkb:Mekugi_(peg)
Hamon (temper line)
Kissaki (tip)
Nakago (tang)
Saya (scabbard)
Tsuba (guard)
Tsuka (handle)
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Important part of Japanese culture
gptkbp:displayedAt Japanese sword museums
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tōken
gptkbp:material Tamahagane steel
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:period gptkb:Koto_(old_swords,_before_1596)
gptkb:Shinto_(new_swords,_1596–1780)
Gendaito (modern swords, 1876–present)
Shinsakuto (newly made swords)
Shinshinto (new new swords, 1781–1876)
gptkbp:recognizedBy Japanese government as cultural property
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Japanese_Sword_Law
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Bushido
martial arts
gptkbp:subjectOf Japanese swordsmithing
Japanese sword appraisal
Japanese sword collecting
Japanese sword competitions
Japanese sword exhibitions
Japanese sword festivals
Japanese sword history
Japanese sword literature
Japanese sword martial arts
Japanese sword mounting
Japanese sword organizations
Japanese sword polishing
Japanese sword preservation
Japanese sword terminology
gptkbp:type gptkb:Nodachi
gptkb:Uchigatana
gptkb:Katana
gptkb:Kissaki-moroha-zukuri
gptkb:Shinogi-zukuri
gptkb:Tantō
gptkb:Tachi
gptkb:Wakizashi
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Samurai
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kaibara_Ekken
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6