Shuihi Tachi
This masterful production by Hanwei combines the
elements of one of the four most popular Chinese classic
novels, written in the 14th Century, with an elegantly
crafted and superbly decorated Tachi. Shui Hu Chuan
(Water Margin Chronicles), translated in 1933 by Nobel
Laureate Pearl S. Buck as "All Men are Brothers" is a
truly epic tale of a band of outlaws who, in Robin Hood
fashion, attempt to overthrow a corrupt government in
the name of the Emperor. This Tachi tells the story in a
series of exquisitely detailed bas-relief panels on the
sides of the Tsuka and Saya, held in place by retainers
that are themselves lavishly decorated in a
Chrysanthemum motif. The blade of the Tachi is no less
outstanding – forged and folded from Swedish Powder
Steel, with a hamon displaying elements of both notare
and gunome, it is in itself a work of art.
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