Amikiri

Richard George, I'll definitely look them up. I've heard a lot about 'Tsuba, an aesthetic study' but i haven't found any copy for sale yet (for now). About the places where you can study tsuba in hand, would that be specific stores or certain markets? If so I'll try to find as much of them as I can, although I don't think there will be a lot of them in Belgium. Thanks a lot for the advice! Bert

Hey guys, I've decided to start collecting tsuba but before I do it's best to read some stuff about it first and inform myself, so I've learned. I came across 2 fairly cheap books but are they worth buying or am i better off buying something else? The books are: - Tsuba collecting for the beginner by D.R. Raisbeck - Genealogies of Japanese tsuba and tôsô-kinkô artists by Markus Sesko Other book suggestions are also appreciated Bert

Hello all, My name is Bert, I'm from Belgium and I'm 20 years old. I've joined this community because I'm interested in collecting tsuba. Because there isn't a lot of accessible structured info on the web, i thought this community could be of great help to me. I've always been very interested in history and ancient artifacts, which is why i'm studying archaeology at the moment at university. Recently though, I have been looking beyond the european borders and have become very interested in Japanese culture, history and mythology, which led me here. Bert