Inventory

[vajo]

I would like to ask which way is the best to make a inventory of the pieces in collection. I think about a catalogue with pictures and description of the piece. I was making cards but this is not so good if you want to have a overlook of your pieces and after time you don't remember all informations.

 

I start this way but that looks to be a big task and a hell lot of photos. 

 

 

What you think?

[Guest Rayhan]

Write the book!

[TETSUGENDO]

Looks great, that'll do it!

 

-S-

[Brian]

Need a tsuba cataloging app.
Where's Gabriel?

[Gabriel L]

Need a tsuba cataloging app.

Where's Gabriel?

 

You are weirdly lucky I happened to open the NMB today Brian, I think my lurking status has stretched to a schedule of once every other week.

 

Is this a thing people want, like, for real? Something like nihontoclub but for tsuba / fittings? Would it make sense as a web app with privacy controls, e.g. you could maintain your personal collection log / transactions in a section visible only to yourself?

 

Not sure how realistic it would be that I would get around to this, I don't have enough tsuba that I would ever need it for myself, and I don't study fittings in depth enough that I would feel confident curating the content e.g. establishing schools and whatnot. Also making apps takes a lot of time and work, haha.

[kissakai]

Hi Chris

This is the format I use in A4

When other /extra information is found you just update your records

I keep the Hi Res images on my hard drive

Fount/back and edge or inide the tang as this shows the structure

I don't know how Mauro keeps his records but they are better than mind

 

NMb tmp.pdf

 

 

Grev

 

PS

Anything in red is unconfirmed

[vajo]

Thanks Grev.

Did you bind your sheets it or you hold it loose in a "Leitz - Ordner"?

[kissakai]

They are all on the computer and backed up

I was going to adjust the A4 size so it fits my laptop but not just yet

 

I have used a photobook (when on offer) and let then print the pages (PDF) which turned out really well

After trying a few Bonusprint was the best quality and the easiest to us. I think new customers get 30% off and this is well recommended

They look just like my LuLu tsuba book so have a look/preview on LulLu and search for Greville Cooke

[kissakai]

PS

I have some in a loose leaf folder (usually the papered or restored tsuba) but it always seems too bulky

[MauroP]

My tsuba inventory (the not-so-bad ones):

https://www.dropbox.com/s/f1iy40vi1v1ad92/100%20tsuba.pdf?dl=0

 

Mauro

[Greg F]

Mauro thats a great tsuba collection and that really is an excellent inventory. Well done.

 

Greg

[vajo]

Very nice Mauro. Good collection and a nicely made inventory.

[b.hennick]

Thanks Mauro! I'm looking forward to the "good ones"!

[vajo]

I decide to go foreward with a collection book. The first part of Tsuba is described. 

 

I needed 4 month for the first part.   I don't know how long for the second part.

 

Overview:

[TETSUGENDO]

Looks very professional Chris, whatever the cost in time the results are well worth it.  As per the time to complete the next part....when it's done it's done!  

 

Cheers,

    -S-

[Brian]

Some beautiful tsuba there Chris.
More pics of that bamboo-style one please!

[Guest Rayhan]

Chris this is awesome!

[Greg F]

very nice Chris, so many good ones. Id love to see the red copper ones in particular. Stephens taste is starting to rub off onto me haha.

 

Greg

[vajo]

Thanks Greg. ????

[vajo]

I sent today the finished "book" for a testprint. I hope that this will look like on my pc. 

I have now a complete oversight about the collection. I found some tsuba that i have complete forgotten   (crazy).

 

A big thank you, to all members who helped me for translating signatures and collecting informations about the pieces. It is not a big collection with 80 pieces but the print will be very helpfull for me to study further.

 

[TETSUGENDO]

Grande job Chris!  This is the kind of order and polish we should all strive for, I'm sure you have inspired many!

 

      

Well done,

       -S-

[kissakai]

Hi Chris

Very nice presentation that you will enjoy looking through over and over again

I was thinking about a combination of my tsuba and the Birmingham museum tsuba

This amounts to well over 700 tsuba in full colour then of course the mei!

As most of you know I have a LuLu book that I constantly refer to especially as all the schools are grouped together so it's nice to see the styles used

Who did you use for the publication and how many tsuba are in the book?

PS quantity is no substitute for quality

 

 

Grev

[vajo]

Thanks.

The "catalogue" is not sorted in any way by schools or time. You find well known Hayashi near a simple iron tsuba from the end of edo, like a discovery. Its a about the whole collection of 80 Tsuba that i have in my tansu. 

I have no intention yet to make a publication from it because there are so many good books outside there. What have i to say? 

 

The book is a reflection of my personal taste and not a historical compendium. But i will see how good the picture quality is when i get it. If someone is interested to have a copy and can live with that non scientific content, i will not say no.

[Guest Rayhan]

Congratulations!

[vajo]

I recieved the book today. After unboxing I'm very happy that the quality is like viewing it on PC. 

 

 

 

[Ray Singer]

What a wonderful presentation, congratulations on putting this very nice reference together Chris.

[TETSUGENDO]

Excellent result Chris, all your good work has come to a perfect conclusion....Bravo!

 

-S-

[Stephen]