Art, Symbol & Imagination
An Ancient Bronze Saw and Ploughshare
A narrow broken saw blade lies above a broad U-shaped ploughshare pierced by square holes. The paired photographs accompany the book’s chemical analysis of historical bronze implements.
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Illustrator not identified. "An Ancient Bronze Saw and Ploughshare" [editorial title]. In Oriental Alchemy, Masumi Chikashige; English translation by Nobuji Sasaki; sword-forging drawings by Masahiro Tasaki. 1936 English version, Alchemy and Other Chemical Achievements of the Ancient Orient. Translation note credits Nobuji Sasaki; the earlier preface credits sword-forging drawings to Masahiro Tasaki. Western alchemy material was omitted and other passages revised or supplemented., 1936, Rokakuho Uchida. Source scan leaf 93. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0547-0093
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Illustrator not identified. An Ancient Bronze Saw and Ploughshare. Oriental Alchemy. Scan leaf 93. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0547-0093