The Kogarasu Maru (小烏丸), or "Little Crow Circle", is a unique Japanese tachi sword believed to have been created by legendary Japanese smith Amakuni during...
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signed works by Amakuni, legend has it that the double-edged katana, Kogarasu Maru, was forged by this man. The true author of this work is not known,...
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disputed), which Wa received from Baekje. Kept at the Isonokami Shrine. Kogarasu Maru ("Little Crow", 8th-12th century), a unique Japanese tachi sword believed...
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transition period exist. Dating to the 8th century, Shōsōin swords and the Kogarasu Maru show a deliberately produced curve. Yasutsuna from Hōki Province forged...
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half. The most well known historical blade of this type is the tachi Kogarasu Maru, "Little Crow", one of the National Treasures of Japan. Moroha (両刃):...
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fish, leaves floating down the river, the very air which blew on it. Kogarasu Maru (Little Crow), a unique tachi sword believed to have been created by...
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only the tip of the blade is double-edged. A similar example is the Kogarasu Maru. The shape of the blade is a straight sword (直刀, chokutō) with a slightly...
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small theater built in 1862, situated on the grounds of the Kogarasu Shrine (木烏神社, Kogarasu-jinja) Shōgaku Temple (正覚院, Shōgaku-in) - The wooden statue...
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