Hello all..
New member here. Want to thank the OP for this topic. As it was among the first I stumbled onto after registering here, and best describes exactly where I am at as well..
Thanks also to the other posters who shared beginning collector advice, Tsuba links, and book references.
All are exactly what I was hoping to find within this great looking forum ..
As a niche collector of Chinese antiques there is already never enough money to build a collection. So studying and collecting Tsuba will likely result in the same need for investing in a good library of reference material.
I like very much and can relate to Enrico's comments about "not being any rules regarding how to start, and asking ourselves as new collectors what I like about them. Looking at arts in general is not necessary related to knowledge, and you need not know schools and artists, materials, motives, and techniques to appreciate TSUBA. In the course of time you will find out what attracts you most and then you can start gathering knowledge and learning specific characteristics."
