Explorations: Heavenly Machine: Japanese Culture: Sword making
Duration: 4 mins 52 secs
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Background to the Channel 4 Millennium Series ‘The Day the World Took Off’, shown in 2000. With thanks to Windfall Films.
The Japanese sword is one of the finest steel instruments in the world. A master craftsman demonstrates some of the stages of sword making. |
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| Created: | 2018-03-10 17:09 |
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| Collection: | A History of the World (The Day the World Took Off) |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | Prof Alan Macfarlane |
| Language: | eng (English) |
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