Asano no Katana (Sword of Asano): An Historical Novel Spanning 500 Years by Gene Brown Shinhanga Images of Daruma appear across

Images of Daruma appear across Japanese art from the Muromachi period onward — in ink painting

25" H (34 × 44 × 39 cm)

It is all hand made and fired at high temperatures for lasting durability

a removable copper-lined fire bowl (hiire / 火入) for charcoal

The kiku (菊

Asano no Katana (Sword of Asano): An Historical Novel Spanning 500 Years by Gene Brown Shinhanga Images of Daruma appear acrossA partly historical, partly biographical, partly fictional novel following a nearly 600 year old katana as it passes through generations of the Suzuki family and eventually into the hands of Lord Asano Takumi no Kami, whose forced ritual suicide in the Shogun's castle in Edo set the stage for the celebrated story of the Forty Seven Ronin (Chushingura). The narrative is presented from the sword's perspective, related through its empathic connection