Title: Tōsōgu no kanshōOne of the beautiful classic works of Sasano-san.
Title: Japanese Sword Guards Masterpieces from the Sasano Collection Part One
Author: Masayuki Sasano
Publisher: Daisuke Saito Mega Co. Ltd., 1994
Language: English
Illustrations: Color (?) and black and white pictures
Other: 341 pages, 30 cm by 21.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Tōsōgu
ID: B0202
Another important book from Mr. Sasano on tsuba. He passed away before he could finish a second part…
Title: Early Japanese Sword Guards Sukashi Tsuba
Author: Masayuki Sasano
Publisher: Robert G. Sawers Publishing, 1974
Language: English
Illustrations: Some color pictures, many black and white pictures
Other: 292 pages, 26.5 cm by 19 cm, hardcover
Topics: Tōsōgu
ID: B0201
An important book from Mr. Sasano, who went against the stream in the tsuba world with his theories. This is a rework and English version of a book written in 1970, Tsuba no Bi.
Title: Sukashi tsuba
Author: Kenichi Kokubo, Masayuki Sasano
Publisher: Kōgei Shuppan, 1968
ISBN: None
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Few color pictures, many black and white pictures
Other: 257 pages, 21.5 cm by 15.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Tōsōgu
ID: B0058
Very nice book on open work tsuba, with beautiful pictures.
Title: Tōsōgu yūgin zufu
Author: Masayuki Sasano
Publisher: Shōyūkai, 1986-1995
ISBN: None
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures, few color pictures
Other: 20-47 pages each, 29.5 by 21 cm, 25.5 cm by 18 cm
Topics: Tōsōgu
ID: B0045
This is a set of 18 small journals that were published for the special study group of Mr. Sasano.
Title: Tōsōgu no kigen
Author: Masayuki Sasano
Publisher: Nichibō Shuppansha, 1979
ISBN: None
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Black and white pictures
Other: 257 pages, 26.5 cm by 19 cm, hardcover
Topics: Tōsōgu
ID: B0044
Important work of Masayuki Sasano where he puts the origin of certain sword elements much earlier in the time than traditionally accepted. English text with the pieces is much more then normal. Limited to 2000.
Title: Sukashi tsuba - bushidō no bi
Author: Masayuki Sasano
Publisher: Nichibō Shuppansha, 1972
ISBN: None
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Few color pictures, many black and white pictures
Other: 426 pages, 26.5 cm by 19 cm, hardcover
Topics: Tōsōgu
ID: B0043
An important book from Mr. Sasano, who went against the stream in the tsuba world with his theories.
