Book Review: Uchigatana-goshirae by Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Uchigatana-goshirae by Tōkyō Kokuritsu HakubutsukanTitle: Uchigatana-goshirae
Author: Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan, 1987
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Few color pictures, many black and white pictures
Other: 293 pages, 37 cm by 26.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Tōsōgu
ID: B0183

Fabulous book on the history and different types of  uchigatana-gishirae, lavishly illustrated with examples from the top collection in the Tōkyō National Museum. Would have been perfect of all pictures were in color. A short introduction of the history is available in English as a very short descriptions of the items.