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.
Title: Owari to mikawa no tankō Author: Yasukazu Okamoto Publisher: Yasukazu Okamoto, 1983 ISBN: None Language: Japanese Illustrations: Black and white pictures Other: 341 pages 30.5 cm by 21.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Tōsōgu ID: B0042
Title: Tōsō sōran Author: Kazutarō Torigoe Publisher: Kazutarō Torigoe, 1978 ISBN: None Language: Japanese and English Illustrations: Black and white pictures Other: 308 pages, 30 cm by 22 cm, hardcover Topics:Tōsōgu ID: B0041
Another important book from Mr. Torigoe, with a lot of pictures of tsuba. Limited to 1200.
Title: Tsuba kanshōki Author: Kazutarō Torigoe Publisher: Nihon Bunkyō Shuppan, 1965 ISBN: None Language: Japanese Illustrations: Black and white pictures Other: 362 pages, 31 cm by 22 cm, hardcover Topics:Tōsōgu ID: B0040
Another beautiful and important book from Mr. Torigoe, with a lot of pictures of tsuba. This is the original edition from 1965. Limited to 500.
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: 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: 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: Tōsōgu no kigen
Title: Sukashi tsuba - bushidō no bi
Title: Owari to mikawa no tankō
Title: Tōsō sōran
Title: Tsuba kanshōki
Title: Tsuba kanshōki
Title: Tsuba geijutsu kō sono shiron to geijutsuteki kōsatsu
Title: Tsuba shūsei
Title: Le Sabre d'Art Japonais
Title: Japon: Kinkō Montures de sabre ornementales (du 17 juin au 9 juillet 1983)
