The sword is commonly known as “Sanchomo,” or feather of the copper pheasant, and is on show at the Bizen Osafune Sword Museum. It is regarded as the finest example of Bizen-style blades ...
The work began last November at the Bizen Osafune Sword Museum in Setouchi. The initial stage of “foundation polishing” was undertaken by Tomonobu Yokoyama, a 49-year-old sword polisher who ...