Last Updated on July 8, 2016

Korehira Watanabe is one of the last remaining Japanese swordsmiths. He has spent 40 years honing his craft in an attempt to recreate Koto, a type of sword that dates back to the Heian and Kamakura periods (794-1333 AD).

via Handmade Portraits: The Sword Maker | The Etsy Blog.