Practice Drills for Japanese Swordsmanship by Nicklaus Suino 1995 Suzuribako indicating the piece was never

indicating the piece was never put into use

White liner

This example shows classic Edo to Meiji period workmanship

No cracks or repairs observed

Flanking cartouches complete the iconographic program: a mountain landscape with temple pavilion (sansui-zu

Practice Drills for Japanese Swordsmanship by Nicklaus Suino 1995 Suzuribako indicating the piece was neverA practical training supplement for students of iaido and kenjutsu, providing bokut (wooden sword) drills designed to fill the gap between formal class instruction and independent daily practice. Both single person and two person drills are presented some drawn from the common curricula of iaido and kenjutsu, others extracted from iaido forms by the author and used with his own students to develop correct technique in drawing, parrying, and cutting.