| Budget Amount *help |
¥13,650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥5,850,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,350,000)
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| Research Abstract |
In order to clarify the academic value of Japanese swords, the analysis of their surface morphology should be essential, which has been solely depending on the observations by the Japanese swords researchers. Therefore, it has been difficult for the Japanese sword fans to visually understand its surface morphology characteristics only by the researcher's descriptions.
In this research,digital images of 100 swords were taken by the polychromatic diffuse reflection image capturing device developed in conjunction with Ricoh Co.,Ltd. The obtained results were analyzed and the surface morphology characteristics of the swords belonging to five sword schools in Japan were summarized in a source book.In addition, a part of the results were introduced in special exhibitions of "Meibutsu Treasured Japanese Swords" in 2011 and "Kiyomaro" in 2013.A great effort has been also made for sword fans to understand the beauty in surface morphology of the Japanese swords through these activities.
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