Blacksmiths making a katana in Japanese woodblock printed Sword & Blossom Poems book published by Hasegawa in the early 1900s (20th century).

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These copies are owned by David Bull of Mokuhankan and were introduced on his YouTube channel here: This image shows the texture of the paper in this antique book.

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Size: 5397px × 3905px
Location: Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Photo credit: © Cameron Hilker / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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