Asano no Katana (Sword of Asano): An Historical Novel Spanning 500 Years by Gene Brown Shinhanga This elegant hand-painted porcelain cup

This elegant hand-painted porcelain cup features a soft white glaze with a repeating indigo botanical motif

The storage box is not included (unless all four sets are purchased)

reshaping society with land surveys and the famous “sword hunt

It weighs aboutlbs

Asano no Katana (Sword of Asano): An Historical Novel Spanning 500 Years by Gene Brown Shinhanga This elegant hand-painted porcelain cupA partly historical, partly biographical, partly fictional novel following a nearly 600 year old katana as it passes through generations of the Suzuki family and eventually into the hands of Lord Asano Takumi no Kami, whose forced ritual suicide in the Shogun's castle in Edo set the stage for the celebrated story of the Forty Seven Ronin (Chushingura). The narrative is presented from the sword's perspective, related through its empathic connection