Title: 100 Selected Tsuba From European Public Collections Author: Robert Burawoy, Robert Haynes Publisher: Robert Haynes and Robert Burawoy, 1984 Language: French, English and German Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures Other: 64 pages, 30.5 cm by 21.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Tōsōgu ID: B0232
Very nice catalog on tsuba by Robert Haynes and Robert Burawoy at the occasion of the First European Symposium on The Arts of the Samurai in the German Sword Museum in Solingen.
Two editions exist. First the normal one, with some advertising in the back, and a second one limited to 300 with an extensive bibliography on sword fittings (almost 400 titles over nearly 300 years). This copy is with the bibliography.
Title: Genealogies and Schools of Japanese Swordsmiths Author: Markus Sesko Publisher: Markus Sesko BOD, 2010 ISBN: 978-3-8391-8347-2 Language: English and German Illustrations: Some black and white pictures of documents Other: 124 pages, 29.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover Topics:Nihontō ID: B0231
Nice overview of the schools of Japanese sword smiths by specialized translator Markus Sesko.
Title: The art of the Japanese sword as taught by the experts Author: Kunihara Kawachi, Masao Manabe Publisher: Ribun Publishing, 2004 ISBN: 4-89806-226-1 C0072 Language: English Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures Other: 156 pages, 21 cm by 15 cm, softcover Topics:Nihontō ID: B0228
Title: Gendai omamorigatana yūhinshū Author: Zennihon Tōshōkai Publisher: Terebi Setōchi Kurieito, 2005 ISBN: 4-9902316-1-9 C0070 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Color Pictures Other: 80 pages, 21 cm by 30 cm, softcover Topics:Nihontō, Tōsōgu ID: B0227
A nice catalog about newly made tantō and their koshirae. These are used for special memorial gifts. Includes the name, and contact info of the smiths who made them.
Very nice catalog that was published in 1990 at the occasion the the exhibition Swords of the Samurai then new Japanese Gallery at the British Museum. The catalog does not only contain a nice selection of swords, but also several famous armours, tsuba, koshirae etc.
Title: Nihontō no koshirae (Nihon no bijutsu No. 332) Author: Nobuo Ogasawara Publisher: Shibundo Publishing, 1994 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures Other: 98 pages, 23 cm by 18.5 cm, softcover Topics:Nihontō, Tōsōgu ID: B0224
Nihon no bijutsu was a fabulous series on Japanese art, with 545 issues published between 1966 and 2011. A few issues were devoted to Japanese arms and Armour. This issue, written by Nobuo Ogasawara, focusses on the history of koshirae. Lavisly illustrated with color and black and white pictures.
Title: Denshō no waza to sōzō no bi Author: Zennihon Tōshōkai Publisher: Zennihon Tōshōkai, 2011 ISBN: 978-4-9905267-3-3 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures Other: 48 pages, 29.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover Topics:Nihontō, Tōsōgu ID: B0223
Nice catalog on newly made swords, tsuba etc. at the occasion of the second exhibition around the theme in 2011.
Title: Swords of the Samurai Japanese Arms and Armor from Northwest Collections
Title: 100 Selected Tsuba From European Public Collections
Title: Genealogies and Schools of Japanese Swordsmiths
Title: Yasukuni-to Tradition and Ideal Beauty
Title: The art of the Japanese sword as taught by the experts
Title: Gendai omamorigatana yūhinshū
Title: Masamune : nihontō no tensai to sono keifu tokubetsuten
Title: Swords of the Samurai
Title: Nihontō no koshirae (Nihon no bijutsu No. 332)
Title: Denshō no waza to sōzō no bi
