Old exhibition catalog with a nice selection on armours, swords, tsuba, spears, arrow etc… Interesting to see what was already more then 100 years ago in European collections. Limited to 250.
Beautiful exhibition catalog with pieces from the Osaka Castle Museum regarding Hideyoshi and the culture of the Momoyama period. Very nice combination of armour, documents, screens,…
Title: Japanese Spears - Polearms and Their Use in Old Japan Author: Patricia Knutsen, Roald Knutsen Publisher: Global Oriental, 2004 ISBN: 1-901903-56-7 Language: English Illustrations: Black and White pictures, line drawings Other: 131 pages, 25.5 cm by 18.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Nihontō ID: B0238
One of the very few books dedicated to Japanese polearms, hence a must. Follow up study of “Japanese Polearms” (1965) from Roald Knutsen. Includes also an extensive glossary.
Title: Genealogies and Schools of Japanese Swordsmiths Author: Markus Sesko Publisher: Markus Sesko BOD, 2010 ISBN: 978-3-8391-8347-2 Language: English and German Illustrations: Some black and white pictures of documents Other: 124 pages, 29.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover Topics:Nihontō ID: B0231
Nice overview of the schools of Japanese sword smiths by specialized translator Markus Sesko.
Title: Arms and armour of old Japan
Title: Hideyoshi to Momoyama bunka - Ōsakajō Tenshukaku meihinten
Title: Osaka no jin to echizenzei
Title: Tokugawa shitenno honda tadakatsu to shisontachi : Okazaki hanshu e no kiseki
Title: Japanese Spears - Polearms and Their Use in Old Japan
Title: Kanzōhin zuroku II
Title: Owari no tonosama monogatari : Owari tokugawake shodai yoshinao shūfū yonhyakunen
Title: Tokugawa bijutsukan gaidobukku - The Tokugawa Art Museum guide book
Title: Genealogies and Schools of Japanese Swordsmiths
Title: Yasukuni-to Tradition and Ideal Beauty
