Nihonto Koza Needed

[Ford Hallam]

Gentlemen, and Ladies...any here?

 

A friend of mine, Michael Hattori, is a talented and classically trained kumihimo weaver (Domyo School) and is keen on learning more about sageo in their historical context. Apparently there is a good section on this subject in the Nihonto Koza.

 

Michael writes;

 

I am hoping to learn more about sageo styles and such, if I can get my hands on Volume 11 of an early 20th c. collection of books on Japanese swords called the Nihontô Kôza. Volume 11 has a section specifically on sword braids written by the 12th gen. head of the Domyo school of braiding.

 

 

 

 

So I was wondering if anyone has a copy of this volume and might be able somehow make a copy for Michael.

 

And if you're interested to see him at work making a sageo for a project I completed a little while ago here's a link to a short film.

 

Thank you

 

Ford Hallam

[ROKUJURO]

Sorry, no NIHONTO KOZA!

I admire his amazing work, but watching the video made me a little dizzy!

[Guido]

Vol. 11 is part of the original 1930's twenty volume set - the titel in Japanese is 日本刀講座第拾壹巻. I checked some of the antiquarian book sellers' websites I know of, but couldn't locate it. Good luck.

[Ford Hallam]

Thanks Guido, we did find a 1935 set on Amazon.jp but it's quite an outlay for 21 volumes if you only want a few pages :-)

[Guido]

Ha! https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w177858550

Only 8 of the 20, but the one you're looking for is included. It also covers tsukamaki and machibori ... if you want I can bid on it (it's only 1,000 Yen for now) and scan the pages for you.

[Ford Hallam]

sounds like a plan, Guido, thanks, I'll message you.

[Stephen]

My hats off to Michael , thats real brain power,