There are two books really: the full catalogue and a shorter paperback edition. I am going to look through them (and buy one) at the museum in the nearest future. I hope that in the large book full blades will be shown more frequently...
You will find no wootz pattern on any of the blades in this collection, that's true... I think it has something to do with the museum conservation methods. But no rust either :-) Interesting, that Japanese blades from the same period in the same museum still show their hamon and hada...
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