Sujet
Sword (katana) blade carved with an ascending dragon
Légende
Sword (katana) blade carved with an ascending dragon, Signed Ometada Myoju. Sword making was introduced in Japan from China around the 4th century, AD. The steel of the blade is folded and beaten many times and the cutting edge is heated to produce a hard and sharp edged blade. Japan. Probably 19th c
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A33_189
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
19,5Mo (866,3Ko) / 29,9cm x 16,3cm / 3536 x 1926 (300dpi)