Swords of this period are classified as jōkotō and are often referred to in distinction from Japanese swords. Ĭhokutō typically come in hira-zukuri and kiriha-zukuri tsukurikomi (blade styles) which make them very distinct from later tachi and katana which rarely use these forms. The chokutō in various styles including these styles declined around the end of the Asuka period (593-710), and only the style called the hōtō-tachi (方頭大刀), in which the decoration on the tip of the handle was rectangular parallelepiped, survived from the Nara period (710-794). As the name suggests, this style is also applied to tsurugi (ken). The rokkaku-sōtōken (鹿角装刀剣) is also unique to Japan and is decorated with deer antlers. The Kabutsuchi-tachi (頭椎大刀) is a unique Japanese style with a fist-like decoration on the tip of the handle. The kantō-tachi (環頭大刀) is a Chinese style, characterized by a ring-shaped ornament shaped like a dragon or a phoenix on the tip of the handle. There are various types of chokutō in the Kofun period (300-538), and there are styles originated in China and styles unique to Japan. The chokutō was brought to Japan by way of Korean Peninsula and China in the Han dynasty times. The chokutō, on the other hand, was among the earliest types of sword to be forged in Japan, its basic style and forging techniques probably originated in ancient China and Korea. The tsurugi was the earliest type of sword cast in Japan. Gendaitō (modern or contemporary swords 1876–present).Jōkotō (ancient swords, until around 900 C.E.).The production of swords in Japan is divided into specific time periods: Until the Heian period such swords were called tachi ( 大刀), which should not be confused with tachi written as 太刀 referring to curved swords. Chokutō were used on foot for stabbing or slashing and were worn hung from the waist. Its basic style is likely derived from similar swords of ancient China. The chokutō ( 直刀, "straight sword") is a straight, single-edged Japanese sword that was mainly produced prior to the 9th century. Japanese straight swords, 6-7th century, Kofun period, Met Museum.
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