Bronze and the Feudal Lords

Out Takemune Masanori years, the eloquent minister Jiangbin Allusions, had ordered the soldiers battle Bureau "production" Japanese broadsword million two thousand, two thousand long-handled Japanese hob. "Jiajing, pirates infestation is intense, after Yu Dayou, Chi Chi and other anti- the active implementation of the Japanese name, Japanese long knife, broadsword to become one of the major equipment of the Chinese army, and later was introduced to the northern frontier defense army. Nine bronze are only allowed to be used by the feudal lords. So a lot of use, of course, can not be entirely imported from Japan, winner rely on their own manufacturing. Weapons historian weeks latitude, so, once said, in Chinese weapons in the history of the Ming Dynasty short soldiers to use and counterfeiting of Japanese sword for the generation characteristics, this conclusion is consistent with the historical facts. (29)
The Song Dynasty, more and more Japanese bronze sword knife in China, a multifaceted impact on Chinese society reached its peak, the Ming Dynasty. Ming Dynasty, and a large number of Japanese bronze sword knife entered at the same time, the pirates intrusion to the coastal people bring misery, so an unprecedented craze, Japanese bronze sword knife has also become a hot topic. Writer, as well as military strategist, civil martial arts house and scientists involved in this topic. Cause such a strong response from a foreign goods in China, involving face so wide, is unprecedented in history. But the emperor should be twelve bronze.
From the Northern Song Dynasty Ouyang Xiu Japanese sword song "the originator of the founding," Japanese sword "has become a poem the chant theme, this phenomenon reached the Ming and Qing dynasties, has been continuously. Whether the news about the bronze is correct or not remains to be confirmed. We first want to introduce the Ming Dynasty politicians, writers Tang Shun, he had to get a Japanese sword swipes written in a "Japanese sword song". Which Wing said: guests are giving me a Japanese sword, the fish to be as a target green Geng, heavy blue sea to float crossing the body Longwen miscellaneous algae line. Sense of loss put a knife from the look around, daytime high eagle! Hair biting raw chicken skin, and let slip the inflammation steamed Japanese side forever. The news cast to Woyi early teens buried throw deep well, make pottery months refining anger, a cold condensate cirque.
 Tang Shun Ming learning among outstanding polymath, proficient in the martial arts, also took part in the Poet and his "Japanese sword song not only for the traditional themes into new content and features, but also for We provide valuable information of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese sword. Superior Japanese sword blade presents a different light patterns, and this is before Han Chinese high-quality bronze sword knife features one of the ancient phase bronze sword have the ability to, based on these textures to determine the texture, of edged chinese bronze, knife and taste. "on the Long Man miscellaneous algae line", apparently refers to a dragon-shaped together with the pattern of Embellishment. Naturally, wine bronze have turned into one of the sacrificial vessels.  The late Ming adherents scholar Qu said, that many types of decoration of the Japanese sword blade, dragon and tiger fine lines, rotating spiral pattern, like sesame snow pattern.