"Token Gahou Samidare Gou, Hiuga Masamune, Hirano Toushirou: Famous Swords" Generally in good condition. Includes only the poster. Book Lifestyle/Hobbies & Entertainment Mook Magazine The Kyouho Meibutsu-chou, compiled by the Hon'ami family under the orders of Tokugawa Yoshimune. The many famous swords listed there are "meibutsu" (famous). What kind of swords are these famous swords? The list presented as an example of an answer in the Edo period includes impressive swords such as Nikkari Aoie, Doujigiri Yasutsuna, and Ichigo Hitofuri. Among them, Masamune, Gogihiro, and Yoshimitsu are particularly prolific in sword making and are listed in the Meibutsu-chou, and are called the Meibutsu Sansaku (Three Great Swordsmiths). Hiuga Masamune, Ishida Masamune, Kuwana Gou, Samidare Gou, Atsushi Toushirou, and Mouri Toushirou, each of these swords have a significant presence in the list. A preservation edition special feature introducing all the famous swords that General Yoshimune, the restorer of the shogunate, had the best connoisseurs of the time select! Also includes an interview with Funassyi, who has recently been in the news for appearing on sword-related programs, and a page introducing his beloved swords.