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A rapier, manufactured in the mid-19th century by the technology of the old masters as a gift to one high-ranking person. Such exceptionally flexible rapiers were made in Toledo in the beginning of 17th century. They were sold in gun shops and coiled in a circle to show its flexible properties.
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瞬間連写アクションポーズ02 殺陣・ソードアクション篇 [単行本] and 瞬間連写アクションポーズ03 ヒロイン・アクション篇 [単行本] Real Action Pose Books.
The sword one is neat because they have a kimono on and kimono off version of each shot most of the time. And the third book looks really nice, I hope I can find it. Bought this also from Kinokuniya in hopes one day I do an action comic mixing a storyboard/comic style for the action scenes. An example of this would be some panels Agasang did I still swoon over.
Also I wonder how many takes it took to get that cool scene down where he kicks the guys sword back in.
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The rapier of Christian II, Elector of Saxony
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Flemish Artist (early 16th century): St Catherine of Alexandria
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Artist: Jean Léone Gérôme
Title: Markos Botsaris, 1874
Medium: Oil on Canvas
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Hokusai (1760 - 1849) Japanese Woodblock Print Crow and Sword Surimono (via Fuji Arts Japanese Prints - Crow and Sword Surimono by Hokusai (1760 - 1849)
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