The Japanese Sword
(Kanzan Sato)
In a genre of nonfictional explanatory books that are bound to the need to explain, this is the best. The Japanese Sword does not crumble under the rigors and arduous endeavors of other blandly encyclopedic anthologies that sink into the most viscous of boring muck, due in large part to their failures to capture any genuinely passionate feelings within the context of their writing. Indeed, the majority of such books tend to rely almost entirely upon the reader?s own personal fondness of the particular topic being discussed, and as such, are doomed to denote all factual information with little more than the energy of a dying insect. Sato manages to give this venomous quality a resuscitation of masterful proportions, as he effectively provides textual implications of his own ardor, his own zeal for the very subject that he so eloquently discusses over the course of the work. Indeed, in providing this unique spark of inspirational fervor, Sato portrays his several sections with a vitality not often seen within the binding of this variety. Of particular note are the first two segments, rearing their head like the illustrious twin dragons that decorate the lining of the book?s pages: the development of the sword, as summarized by Sato in his quest to accurately provide a history that depicts the cultural influences on the sword?s evolution, and a list of swords that Sato personally is attracted to and of our well known infamy within the recesses of Japan. The latter section is well documented, as Sato comments on what he reveres specifically in regards to each individual blade. The book is thoroughly saturated with images of the said katana, propelling it to the title stand of works on the subject. certainly, if one has any fascination for the astonishingly beautiful undulations of Japanese steel, wishes to know how exactly the katana developed, or intends to learn the means as to how exactly the blades were forged in the first place, Kanzan Sato?s guide is the pinnacle of example, and the best source for information on the subject-title matter.
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