Sources

Sources

Official databases

1. Bunka Isan Online: 太刀〈銘則宗〉 (tachi mei Norimune), Okayama Prefectural Museum
2. Bunka Isan Online: 太刀〈銘則宗〉 (tachi mei Norimune), Mitsui Memorial Museum

References

1. Kotobank: 則宗 (Norimune)
2. Kotobank: 助宗 (Sukemune)
3. Japanese Wikipedia: 則宗 (Norimune)
4. Japanese Wikipedia: 福岡一文字 (Fukuoka Ichimonji)
5. Japanese Wikipedia: 二つ銘則宗 (Futatsu-mei Norimune)
6. English Wikipedia: Kiku-ichimonji
7. English Wikipedia: List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)

Image credits

1. The tachi mei Norimune of the Hie shrine, whole (period photo). (tachi-hie-completo.jpg)

   Bunka Zaidan Kyōkai, “Kokuhō zuroku”, vol. 1, on Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

2. The nakago of the tachi of the Hie shrine, with the signature 則宗 (Norimune). (tachi-hie-nakago.jpg)

   Bunka Zaidan Kyōkai, “Kokuhō zuroku”, vol. 1, on Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

3. The plate of the “Kokuhō zuroku” with the tachi of the Hie shrine. (tachi-hie-lamina.jpg)

   Bunka Zaidan Kyōkai, “Kokuhō zuroku”, vol. 1, on Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

4. Poster of the video of the interview about Go-Toba (video-BbdtGFTdBTQ.jpg)

   Still: 歴史街道 (Rekishi Kaidō), PHP 研究所 (Kenkyūjo), on YouTube.

5. Poster of the video of the class on Fukuoka Ichimonji (video-yWdxClnnTLE.jpg)

   Still: 日本刀の歴史と鑑定 (Nihontō no rekishi to kantei), on YouTube.

6. Poster of the video on Ichimonji Norimune (video-b-oEvP7F-vg.jpg)

   Still: 名刀の宴 (Meitō no utage), on YouTube.