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1 Mar 2022 16:07
One of Japan's national treasures could have just potentially been located. A Katana made by one of the greatest swordsmiths of the 14th century -- Etchu Norishige -- has wound up in Melbourne, Australia. The katana was originally crafted in Nei -- modern-day Toyama Prefecture -- and somehow ended up in the hands of the 27th samurai lord of the Shimazu clan. It was then gifted to the Kagoshima Shrine approximately 200 years ago. Bought from an online auction by Ian Brooks in Australia, who notic...
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