Sources

Sources

Official records and museums

1. Agency for Cultural Affairs, database of designated properties: record 201/474, the Atsu Tōshirō, National Treasure
2. Agency for Cultural Affairs, database of designated properties: record 201/435, the Gotō Tōshirō, National Treasure
3. Agency for Cultural Affairs, database of designated properties: record 201/335, the ken of the Hakusan-hime shrine, National Treasure
4. Agency for Cultural Affairs, database of designated properties: record 201/432, the tantō of the Tachibana, National Treasure
5. Agency for Cultural Affairs, database of designated properties: record 201/5979, Important Cultural Property
6. Agency for Cultural Affairs, database of designated properties: record 201/6107, Important Cultural Property
7. Agency for Cultural Affairs, database of designated properties: record 201/6617, Important Cultural Property
8. Agency for Cultural Affairs, database of designated properties: record 201/6399, Important Cultural Property
9. Agency for Cultural Affairs, database of designated properties: record 201/6077, Important Cultural Property
10. Agency for Cultural Affairs, database of designated properties: record 201/6257, Important Cultural Property
11. Agency for Cultural Affairs, database of designated properties: record 201/7339, Important Cultural Property
12. Agency for Cultural Affairs, database of designated properties: record 201/6220, Important Cultural Property
13. Agency for Cultural Affairs, database of designated properties: record 201/6250, the Honebami Tōshirō, Important Cultural Property
14. e-Museum (National Museums of Japan): 短刀 銘 吉光 (tantō mei Yoshimitsu), the Atsu Tōshirō, F-19547
15. e-Museum: 短刀 銘 吉光 (tantō mei Yoshimitsu), the Akita Tōshirō, Kyoto National Museum
16. e-Museum: 短刀 銘 吉光 (tantō mei Yoshimitsu), the Iwakiri-Nagatsuka Tōshirō, F-20104

Studies

1. NBTHK, Sword Journal no. 746 (March 2019): the National Treasure tantō of the Tachibana
2. NBTHK, Sword Journal no. 764 (September 2020): kantei of Yoshimitsu
3. NBTHK, Sword Journal no. 790 (November 2022): kantei of Yoshimitsu

Dictionaries and encyclopaedias

1. 粟田口吉光 (Awataguchi Yoshimitsu), Japanese Wikipedia
2. 享保名物帳 (Kyōhō meibutsuchō), Japanese Wikipedia
3. 刀剣の業物一覧 (Tōken no wazamono ichiran), Japanese Wikipedia
4. 一期一振 (Ichigo Hitofuri), Japanese Wikipedia
5. 骨喰藤四郎 (Honebami Tōshirō), Japanese Wikipedia
6. 厚藤四郎 (Atsu Tōshirō), Japanese Wikipedia
7. 薬研藤四郎 (Yagen Tōshirō), Japanese Wikipedia
8. 鯰尾藤四郎 (Namazuo Tōshirō), Japanese Wikipedia
9. 粟田口吉光 (Awataguchi Yoshimitsu), Kotobank (Daijisen, Nihon kokugo daijiten, Britannica and Ōbunsha)
10. 吉光 (Yoshimitsu), Kotobank (Heibonsha, Sekai daihyakka jiten, and Nipponica)
11. 平野藤四郎 (Hirano Tōshirō), Kotobank (Daijisen)

Image credits

1. The Atsu Tōshirō in its display case at the Tokyo National Museum (atsu-vitrina.jpg)

   Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

2. The Atsu Tōshirō and the Iwakiri-Nagatsuka Tōshirō, on both sides (atsu-omote.jpg, atsu-ura.jpg, iwakiri-omote.jpg, iwakiri-ura.jpg)

   Tokyo National Museum, via e-Museum; ColBase terms of use, with acknowledgement of the source.

3. The Akita Tōshirō and its nakago (akita-1.jpg, akita-2.jpg, akita-nakago.jpg)

   Kyoto National Museum, via e-Museum; ColBase terms of use, with acknowledgement of the source.

4. The ken 白山吉光 (Hakusan Yoshimitsu) (hakusan-ken.jpg)

   Association of Cultural Properties, “Portfolio of National Treasures”, vol. 2 (Tokyo, 1955), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

5. Poster of the commentary on the Atsu Tōshirō (video-9PHd9WzdTqA.jpg)

   Still: 美術史チャンネル (Bijutsushi Channel), on YouTube.

6. Posters of the Atsu Tōshirō and the Gotō Tōshirō in their display cases (video-Ekw7PmLtkQU.jpg, video-yjhC_bhdz-Y.jpg)

   Stills: 2012 Samurai, on YouTube.

7. Posters of the Shinano Tōshirō and the Honebami Tōshirō (video--SeDIeNzTl4.jpg, video-i7TCl7HXfKc.jpg)

   Stills: Internet Museum (インターネットミュージアム, Intānetto Myūjiamu), on YouTube.