Friday, April 28, 2006
Hamon
Hamon
See a Japanese sword well. There is a pattern which is peculiar to the part of the edge in the katana. This pattern is said as the Hamon. A straight line-like pattern is said as Suguha. The blade of the unique pattern is said as Midareba. This pattern is made at the time of quenching. The hamon doesn't influence the performance of the katana. It is important to quench a katana with water. But, it is not only performance that a katana is asked. Artistic beauty is looked for at the same time, too.　The personality of the tosyo is shown there. That shows the characteristics of each school, too. But, when a war begins, a katana is returned to the strong weapon. A katana changes by the age.
