Book recommendations for a newbie?

[lotus]

Can I get some recommendations on a couple books for someone just starting out collecting tsuba? Oh, and where I can purchase them from would be so much appreciated!!

 

Thanks,

Pat R.

[Akitombo]

Pat,

If you go into the FAQ section at the top of the site, you will find what you are looking for.

Regards

David

[Grey Doffin]

Hi Pat,

I can't think of a book I would call a beginner's on tsuba, but there are lots of tsuba books.

Tsuba Taikan

Tsuba Shusei

Tsuba Kanshoki

Toso Soran

The Art Appreciation of Japanese Sword Fittings

Robert Haynes' auction catalogs each contain a short section of kodogu history by school.

Sasano Masayuki wrote quite a few good books: Early Japanese Swordguards, Sukashi Tsuba, Sasano, Akasaka Tsuba, and others.

The Sano Museum has released a few: Sukashi Tsuba and Chic Sukashi, Akasaka Tsuba come to mind.

There is a small Japanese book titled Sukashi Tsuba with lots of good illustrations and that isn't expensive.

And there are others.

Grey

[Curran]

Tsuba, An Aesthetic Study", by Kazutaro Torigoye and Robert Haynes, from the "Tsuba Geijutsu-Ko" of Kazutaro Torigoye, 300 pages.

 

from here: http://www.ncjsc.org/ncjsc_publications.htm

 

$25

 

 

Go to Lulu.co and search on "Sesko"

See: http://www.lulu.com/shop/markus-sesko/t ... 23849.html

Also: http://www.lulu.com/shop/markus-sesko/k ... 66848.html

 

 

Between either e-reader or waiting until Lulu sends you a discount code, you can get the three books for less than $100 total.

Mind you, the books don't have very good illustrations- but as you read you can query on the Internet and look for examples.

These 3 books should keep you busy for a year or two.

[Henry Wilson]

I think this is a good introduction too.

http://www.lulu.com/shop/richard-george ... 48110.html

[lotus]

Thanks for the recommendations, I have ordered some and look forward to reading them.

[b.hennick]

Here is a free read for you. It is work from 1908 Boston Museum. Remember that the information is over 100 years old.

http://www.knifehelp.net/media/docs/Kak ... Guards.pdf

[lotus]

Barry -

 

Thanks, I look forward to reading that.

 

Pat