I am offering 11 auction catalogs of "Asian Art" from the Klefisch auction house in Cologne. With the exception of the last one, all catalogs date from the 1990s. The Klefisch auction house ceased operations in October 2013 after its 100th auction. Almost all of the catalogs include results lists, some contain annotations, and are in collectible condition. Also included is a Christie's London auction catalog from 1985. From a non-smoking household.

Price: €100.00, plus shipping.

Kindest regards

Thomas

ALL BOOKS HAVE CUT BOOKBINDINGS (outer cover is intact) because they were digitized

700 EUR + PP fee + shipping

Postage to most continental EU countries (except Scandinavia) ... 40 EUR

Shipped from Slovakia

If anyone is interested in swapping this set of books for the three Higo school books by ITO Mitsuru, please let me know.

Thanks,

Ran

I offer a set of Nihonto Zuikan by Kataoka, koto and shinto. Both with box. Box have minor stains but in great condition. Both books are in excellent condition, just a few Stains for the shinto. 

This is a really clean set and a bible for every Nihonto collector. 

The weight is 8,5kg. 

Offered at 650€ shipped worldwide

I recently purchased a large collection of Nihonto books. Here is a list of some of them with links to them on my website, where you will see a bunch of pictures and a short description for each. You can access all new stock by clicking on Books in Store Categories and scrolling through the top 2 pages. There will be more to be listed in coming days. If something catches your eye please contact me through my site, not here with Personal Message; I need your emails to keep track of business.

Thanks, Grey

B474. All 59 issues of English Token Bijutsu. $1,295. https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/sword-books/b474-token-bijutsu-english-edition-all-59-issues/

B590. Mino To Taikan by Tokuno. $275. https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/sword-books/b590-mino-to-taikan-by-tokuno/

B868. Shosoin no Token. $200. SOLD

B645. Issues of Juyo Token Nado Zufu by NBTHK. $50 each. https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/sword-books/b645-juyo-token-nado-zufu-volumes-1-to-19/

B241. Early issues of Tokubetsu Juyo Token Nado Zufu. $60 each. https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/sword-books/b241-tokubetsu-juyo-token-nado-zufu-various-issues/

B628. Kotetsu Taikan. $225. https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/sword-books/b628-kotetsu-taikan-by-dr-s-homma-sato-2/

B735. 8 Volume set of Toso Kodogu Koza. $375. https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/sword-books/b628-kotetsu-taikan-by-dr-s-homma-sato-2/

B724. Shumi no Menuki. $85. https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/fittings-books/b724-shumi-no-menuki/

B782. Mon The Japanese Family Crest. $125. SOLD

B992. Nihon no Hinawaju. $50. https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/other-books/b992-nihon-no-hinawaju-1-2/

B331. Hizento Taikan. $200. SOLD

B364. Nihonto: Swords of Japan A Visual Glossary. $175. https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/sword-books/b364-nihonto-swords-of-Japan-a-visual-glossary-Japanese-volume/

B639. Choshu no Tsuba. $175. https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/fittings-books/b639-choshu-no-tsuba-by-murakami/

B119. Inoue Shinkai Taikan. $200. https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/sword-books/b119-inoue-shinkai-taikan-by-nakajima/

B654. Nihonto Koza translation. Koto Part 1. $200. https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/sword-books/b119-inoue-shinkai-taikan-by-nakajima/

B939. Niihonto Koza translation. Koto Part 3. $225. https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/sword-books/b939-nihonto-koza-as-translated-by-watson-koto-part-3/

B656. NIhonto Zuikan. Koto Hen. $550. https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/sword-books/b656-nihonto-zuikan-koto-by-kataoka/

B394. Masamune: A Genius Swordsmith and His Lineage. $50.https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/sword-books/b394-masamune-a-genius-swordsmith-and-his-lineage/

 B880. Illustrated Catalogue: Sword Guards. $100. https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/fittings-books/b880-illustrated-catalogues-of-tokyo-national-museum-sword-guard/

B678. Minamoto Kiyomaro. $150. https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/sword-books/b678-minamoto-kiyomaro/

And others.

Babich, Gregory A., and T. Keep. Imperial Japanese Grenade Rifles and Launchers. Dutch Harlow Publishing Company, 2004.

Imperial Japanese Grenade Rifles and Launchers covers the gamut of this topic including army and navy arsenal procedures, inspection marks, ordnance nomenclature, Japanese dating systems, and relevant rifles and bayonets. More than twelve types of grenade rifles and launchers and numerous variants, many of them previously undocumented, are described in this book. In addition, cup wrenches, carrying pouches, cleaning equipment, and launching cartridges are discussed. Throughout this book, grenade rifles and launchers are placed in historical context, and background information is given regarding their development, manufacture, and use.

Considerable text, photographs, and drawings are devoted to the numerous shells, hand grenades, and rifle grenades that were used with Imperial Japanese grenade rifles and launchers.  Many previously undocumented fuzes and grenades are covered including improvised, rocket propelled, and naval variations.  With ten chapters of detailed information, more than 300 photographs and drawings, translated wartime documents, and an extensive reference section, Imperial Japanese Grenade Rifles and Launchers is the definitive work on the topic.

Dust jacket, hardcover, 8.5 x 11 inches, 248 pages, color illustrations. Weight 3 lb 6 oz, printed in USA. US$99.

Heidler, Michael. Deutsche Gewehrgranaten und ihre Abschussgeräte bis 1945 [German Rifle Grenades and Their Launching Devices up to 1945]. Aufsätze zu Geschichte+Technik, Band 9. Verlag W. Sünkel, 2003.

Autographed by author. German Language. Softcover, 8.25 x 11.75 inches, 152 pages, black & white illustrations. The Japanese Type 2 Grenade Launcher was based upon the German Gewehrgranatgerät [rifle grenade equipment]. US$99.

Visier: Das internationale Waffen-Magazin (August 2005). Published by Vogt-Schild Deutschland GmbH.

German language. Softcover, 8.25 x 11 inches, 148 pages, color illustrations. The magazine has several articles on historic firearms besides modern ones. See the pictured "Table of Contents" below.

Please ask about overseas postage.

Gokaden no Tabi by Tanobe Michihiro: set of 3 books - Yamato Den, Yamashiro Den, Bizen Den ... 90 EUR
Atsuta Jingu Kokuho/JuBun full size oshigata ... 40 EUR
Supreme sword country Bizen ... 60 EUR
Kotetsu and Kiyomaro ... 90 EUR
Special exhibition "The Japanese sword Iron Craftsmanship and the Warrior Spirit" 1997 TNM ... 120 EUR
Masamune no Sono Ichimon 1961 (undoubtedly the best Masamune exhibition) ... 160 EUR

+ shipping cost

Sent from Slovakia

printed 1995.

This is a must for any collector who has a Miyamoto Kanenori in their collection..

£150 + Postage..

for list of articles   https://nihontoclub.com/articles/reference/list-of-articles-in-nihonto-newsletter

The book features high-resolution photographs of Nobuie tsuba, enabling readers to observe appraisal points, stylistic changes, and variations in signature across different periods.The quality is sufficient to examine iron textures, chisel marks, and forms from the mimi to the seppadai. This makes the volume not only a treasure for enthusiasts, but also an invaluable academic resource for researchers.

Building upon Ito Mitsuru’s decades of scholarship, the book presents both well-known and newly identified Nobuie works in a clear, structured way. Set against the dynamic cultural background of the late Momoyama and early Edo periods, it explains the characteristics of the hanare-mei and futoji-mei works, traces how these signatures evolved, and explores the aesthetics behind them—offering a fresh perspective on Nobuie studies.

A complete English translation and commentary on Nobuie — in softcover.
This comprehensive edition includes every hanare-mei and futoji-mei Nobuie description, along with a substantially expanded commentary and glossary.

Price 330€ + shipping

here is the updated list for my book collection sale. 

Christmas sale 30% off until 15.01.2026.

Merry Christmas!

Price for all 45 books ... 1.200 EUR

Plus postage

SEPA or PP payment (+ PP fee or payment to a friend)

Sent from Slovakia

https://ebay.us/m/qsslQL

• Military Swords of Japan - Fuller & Gregory - $125.00 *
• Arts of the Japanese Sword - $120.00 *
• 100 Masterpieces from the Collection of Dr. Compton - $125.00 *
• Nipponto Art Swords of Japan (Compton) - $125.00 *
• Shinto & Shinshinto kantei (Sesko) - $80.00 *
• Japanese Swords in the Museum of Fine Arts - $450.00 * HOLD
• Shin Nihonto no Kantei Nyumon (Afu English Translations) - $125.00 *
• Japanese Art Signatures - J. Self and N. Hirose (r.1987) - $110.00 *
• Shinshinto Taikan - $450.00 * HOLD
• Gendaito Meisaku Zuikan - $375.00 *
• Gendai Toko-Kinko-Shykukata Soran - $50.00 *
• Gendai Toko Meikan - $75.00 * 

• Modern Japanese Swords and Swordsmiths is $100* HOLD

• The New Generation is $125 * HOLD

* Shipping & insurance additional.

Best regards,

Ray

James Self, Nobuko Hirose
Find and identify over 11,000 names of Japanese artists and craftspeople, from all periods and in all media. Includes a sections on reading dates, a list of 300 modified and debased characters, and an index of provinces and place names, plus reproductions of date and censor seals on woodblock prints, publishers' trademarks and seals, and actors' and Genji mon. 

2. Japanese sword guards from the Peabody Museum - $40 + shipping

https://markussesko.com/2025/10/21/dti-ebook-super-sale-2/

Offered here is the highly regarded Kanzan Shinto Oshigata Dictionary, authored by esteemed sword expert Sato Kanzan. This reference work is an essential resource for collectors, scholars, and enthusiasts of Japanese swords, particularly the Shinto period.

Featuring hundreds of meticulously reproduced oshigata (swordsmith signature rubbings), this volume presents a comprehensive survey of notable Shinto-period swordsmiths, arranged for easy reference. Sato Kanzan's expertise and scholarly approach make this a foundational text for those interested in sword appraisal, history, and signature verification.

• Author: Sato Kanzan

• Title: Kanzan Shinto Oshigata Dictionary

• Language: Japanese (with some English translations)

• Binding: Deluxe Paperback

Contents: 729 oshigata, smith listings, reference diagrams

Like new. Slightest wear to the corner of the book. Spine and pages are in pristine condition.

Lower United States only. Subject to being sold earlier.

Hardback, Ex. Alan Bale . Some knocks to spine but solid.

£50 including UK postage.

Ask me for overseas price to post.

Here is the updated list to the available books as of 27.08.2025. 

Worldwide shipping is available, alternatively pickup in Munich, Germany. Open to reasonable offers, especially when buying multiple items.

For more information and individual shipping rates please pm.

Best regards

Johannes Nikolas