Japanese sword-mounts in the collections of Field Museum

[nagamaki - Franco]

Although posted before, people may now have the time to read this book. 

 

http://www.knifehelp.net/media/docs/Gunsaulus%20Helen%20Cowen%20-%20Japanese%20sword-mounts%20in%20the%20collections%20of%20Field%20Museum.pdf

 

 

 

Stay well.

[Blazeaglory]

Awesome! Starts out really good!

 

So far in reading I've discovered something interesting, I mean, other than the topic the book is about. It reads really well and has pictures and diagrams to match.  But here is something different below that I thought was pretty cool. The hilts are reminiscent of early Japanese blades

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife_money

[nagamaki - Franco]

Hello, 

 

Dwain, you and others may find 'An Early Style of A Japanese Sword'​ A Search for The Origin of The Curve exhibition catalog of some interest.  Mine came from Bob Benson originally.

[Ganko]

That book 'A Search for The Origin of The Curve " is very good. Excellent images in it. 

[Blazeaglory]

I spent so many hours yesterday reading the book in Franco's original post that I delved into multiple different areas, mainly The Tale of the Heike and the first Shoguns of the Kamakura period. That book discusses early and many different Tosogu but at the same time talks about many other things!

 

So today I  guess I'm spending hours reading "The origin of the Curve"?? haha

 

Thanks!