Book on AKASAKA TSUBA by Sasano ??

[elliottshogun]

Hello everybody,

I have a question about a book and the author...............

The book title is 'AKASAKA TSUBA' by Hiroyuki Sasano.

The publisher is Touken Kodougu, Ryouhei Yamaguchi, published in 1977.

 

Who is Hiroyuki Sasano? Does anybody own this book? Is there any relationship between Hiroyuki and Masayuki Sasano? Could this be an incorrect translation of Masayuki? If anyone has this book, can you send me an image of the page that displays the author, publisher, cost, date, etc.

 

This is not the AKASAKA TSUBA book by the Sano Museum.

 

Thank you, Elliott

[Jean]

Elliot,

 

Did you even try to hit the search button at the top of the page?

[elliottshogun]

Jean,

 

You have no idea what I have attempted or tried to find this book and its author.

Thought I might give a 'shout' to the members of the Nihonto Message Board to learn if anyone knows of either the book or the author.

Certainly don't need a 'caustic' remark about a search button - "Did you even try to hit the search button at the top of the page?" No help from the search button.

 

Elliott

[elliottshogun]

I should add something further................ the Japanese Sword Touken Komachi art_books web site shows this book with the author being Hiroyuki Sasano. (If you go to 'katana books' and scroll about half way down, you will see the book.) You will also note that the two books 'SUKASHI TSUBA' & SUKASHI TSUBA BUSHIDO no BI are by the same author, Hiroyuki Sasano. We all know that the last two books were authored by MASAYUKI Sasano, not HIROYUKI Sasano.

 

Maybe they are reading the kanji wrong, I don't know.

 

If someone has the 'AKASAKA TSUBA' book, I would sure like to hear from them.

 

Thanks,

 

Elliott

[Jean]

Elliott,

 

You should began your post by "after having made extensive researches ..."

 

Sorry, I did not bother about the first name, I don't know what are the odds of having two Japanese authors named Sasano, specialists in sukashi Tsubas ... Perhaps father and son

 

Furthermore, if you have made exhaustive research, I have googled the name not founded anything so what are the odds , that the second kanji of the first name be "Yuki" for both authors?

 

What are the odds of having a rather Nihonto guy being the only one to answer your Tosogu post on NMB, our Tosogu specialist being silent?

 

Conclusion

Either the guy is not well at all documented

or

It is a translation mistake

[ROKUJURO]

......I don't know what are the odds of having two Japanese authors named Sasano, specialists in sukashi Tsuba ... Perhaps father and son.....

It is probably not the son as he is not nearly as knowledgeable in the subject of TSUBA as his father. Instead, after SASANO SENSEI passed away, he was eager to sell TSUBA instead of keeping the collection together.

[Hinawaju]

Hi Elliott,

 

I have found one sold copy of this book at toukenkomachi.com.

http://www.toukenkomachi.com/index_en_books.html#E030210

This may not be of any help, but at least you are correct about title and author.

If you find any source of this book I would be interested.

 

regards, Guy R.

[Markus]

@Elliott

 

I can put your mind at ease. It is a translation mistake as Jean suggested. There is just THE Sasano Masayuki.

Some years ago I translated his name also as "Hiroyuki" and was corrected, so I speak from personal experience.

[myochin]

Hi Elliott,

 

I found the following reference (from a very sure source), with a different published date:

Sasano Masayuki: Akasaka Tsuba, 18.5x26, 44p, Tôken Kodôgu Ten, Tôkyô, 1966

 

My guess is that your reference simply had a typo.

 

Paul.

 

PS: I didn't know that Sasano had a son, he does have a daughter though.

[Jean]

The odds were playing against 2 Sasano(s)

[elliottshogun]

The search will continue with hopes of finding this book.

 

I found the following reference (from a very sure source), with a different published date:

Sasano Masayuki: Akasaka Tsuba, 18.5x26, 44p, Tôken Kodôgu Ten, Tôkyô, 1966

 

The publish date is a help, I now have two for reference.

 

Thank you all for your help, the search goes on....................

 

Elliott