Title: Tsuba kanshōki Author: Kazutarō Torigoe Publisher: Token Shunju Press, 1975 ISBN: None Language: Japanese with some English Illustrations: Black and white pictures Other: 389 pages, 30.5 cm, 21.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Tōsōgu ID: B0039
Another beautiful and important book from Mr. Torigoe, with a lot of pictures of tsuba. With English description. This a newer edition then the one from 1965. Limited to 1000.
Title: Tsuba geijutsu kō sono shiron to geijutsuteki kōsatsu Author: Kazutarō Torigoe Publisher: Nihon Bunkyō Shuppan, 1960 ISBN: None Language: Japanese with some English Illustrations: Black and white pictures, drawings Other: 144, 111 pages, 29.5 cm by 22 cm, hardcover Topics:Tōsōgu ID: B0038
An important tsuba book by Mr. Torigoe, one of the main Tsuba scholars of the previous century and teacher of Robert E. Haynes. Mr. Haynes wrote in 1963 ‘Tsuba An Aesthetic Study’, based on this work.
One book contains the pictures, the other one the text.
Title: Tsuba shūsei Author: Tessei Nakamura Publisher: Tsuba Shūsei Kankōkai, 1963 ISBN: None Language: Japanese Illustrations: Black and white pictures Other: 522 pages, 37 cm by 26.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Tōsōgu ID: B0037
One of the big classic tsuba books. An enormous amount of tsuba are illustrated. Very nice (and big). Limited to 1000.
Title: Kura to abumi Author: Motō Yoshimura Publisher: Unsōdō, 1983 ISBN: None Language: Japanese Illustrations: Color Pictures Other: 60+7 pages, 44 cm by 37 cm, hardcover Topics:Abumi, Bagu, Kura ID: B0036
A fantastic book about kura and abumi if you like eye candy. Very big and heavy.
Title: Armures japonaises dans la collection Arman Author: Robert Burawoy Publisher: Provinciales, 1992 ISBN: None Language: French Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures Other: 24 pages, 32 cm by 24 cm, softcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Sōmen ID: B0035
A beautiful catalog from an exhibition in 1992 with pieces from the Arman collection. You will recognize pieces that became very famous a few years ago.
Title: Le Sabre d'Art Japonais Author: Robert Burawoy Publisher: Presses universitaires de Nancy, 1989 ISBN: 2-86480-389-5 Language: French Illustrations: Black and white pictures, few color pictures Other: 35 pages, 36 cm by 25.5 cm, soft cover Topics:Nihontō, Tōsōgu ID: B0034
A nice catalog from Robert Burawoy for an exhibition held at the Musée de l’Histore the Fer in 1989.
One of the ‘hidden’ treasures in many of Mr. Burawoy’s books is the bibliography.
Title: Armures du Japon (du 4 mai au 21 mai 1983) Author: Robert Burawoy Publisher: Galerie Robert Burawoy, 1983 ISBN: None Language: French Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures Other: 8 pages, 42 cm by 30 cm, soft cover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō ID: B0033
Again a beautiful, thin catalog from an exhibition in 1983 in the former Galerie Robert Burawoy. As usual, nice pieces and good photography.
Title: Japon: Kinkō Montures de sabre ornementales (du 17 juin au 9 juillet 1983) Author: Robert Burawoy Publisher: Galerie Robert Burawoy, 1983 ISBN: None Language: French Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures Other: 8 pages, 42 cm by 30 cm, soft cover Topics:Tōsōgu ID: B0032
Thin but beautiful catalog from an exhibition in 1983 in the former Galerie Robert Burawoy. As usual, nice pieces and good photography.
Title: Armures du Japon (20 mai - 18 juin 1994) Author: Robert Burawoy Publisher: Galerie Robert Burawoy, 1994 ISBN: None Language: French Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures Other: 15 pages, 32 cm by 32 cm, soft cover Topics:Bagu, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Sōmen, Tōsōgu ID: B0031
Thin but beautiful catalog from an exhibition in 1994 in the former Galerie Robert Burawoy. As usual with books from Mr. Burawoy, it has a special form factor, but the photography and items are very nice. You will recognize items that became quite famous later on (and expensive…).