Nara-kinkō: Revision history

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11 December 2025

  • curprev 21:3821:38, 11 December 2025 CompUser talk contribs 4,544 bytes +4,544 Created page with "== Lead == '''Nara-kinkō''' (奈良金工) refers to the tradition of sword-fitting metalworkers active in Nara, a historic center of political, religious and artistic life in Japan, primarily during the Edo period. Rooted in a long local heritage of metalworking associated with Buddhist institutions and court culture, Nara-kinkō is characterized by refined workmanship, classical motifs and a balanced integration of iron and soft metals. The tradition represents a cont..."