Brian Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 These were all recently posted here on the NMB by various members, but for those of you who missed them, or didn't notice them, I thought it would be good to post a list of links to valuable articles and info found on the net.We can add to this list as we find them. If you reply with a new link, I will add it to the list. Some of these are excellent books that are out of print and usually expensive. Please keep it to articles and .pdf's directly relating to Japan and Nihonto, and those that are without copyright or have permission to be posted.Title: Legend in Japanese art; a description of historical episodes, legendary characters, folk-lore myths, religious symbolism by Henri JolyLink: http://www.archive.o... ... 00jolyuoftTitle: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Japanese swords guards by Okabe-KakuyaLink: http://www.archive.o... ... 00okabrichTitle: The Yoshihara Tradition (Article) by Paul Martin from the NMB archivesLink: http://www.militaria.co.za/articles/Yoshihara_Tradition.pdf Title: Japanese chronological tables, showing the date, according to the Julian or Gregorian calendar, of the first day of each Japanese month : from Tai-kwa 1st year to Mei-ji 6th year (645 A.D. to 1873 A.D.) : with an introductory essay On Japanese chronology and calendars by William BransenLink: http://www.archive.o... ... 00bramuoftTitle: Tales of the Samurai; stories illustrating bushido, the moral principles of the Japanese knighthood. With 8 coloured illus. by a Japanese artist - Miyamori, Asataro, 1869-1952Link: http://www.archive.o... ... 00miyauoftTitle: 6000 Chinese characters with Japanese pronunciation and Japanese and English renderings - J. Ira JonesLink: http://www.archive.o... ... 00joneuoftTitle: Ono Yoshimitsu's World of Juka-Choji - Pursuing Koto Bizen/The Ayumi Chronology (Translation, Paul Martin)Link: http://www.hayashiba... ... ndex3.htmlTitle: Technology for Digitalizing Pictorial Data of Japanese Swords - Various researchers,Link: http://csdl.computer... ... 80102c.pdfTitle: Jūnishi, The Zodiac Animals - Article about Japanese Zodiac symbols and their use in Japanese art and dating cycles. - Guido SchillerLink (A4 Format): http://www.nihontome...cles/zodiac.pdfLink (Letter Format): http://www.nihontome... ... letter.pdfTitle: Suriage - From Token Sugita, written by Nobuo Nakahara. Translation by Paul MartinLink: http://www.nihontome...les/Suriage.pdfTitle: The Japanese sword and its decoration by Helen GunsaulusLink: http://www.archive.o... ... 20guns.pdfTitle: Japanese sword-mounts in the collections of Field Museum by Helen GunsaulusLink: http://www.archive.o... ... 16guns.pdfTitle: A Muramasa Blade: A Story of Feudalism in Old Japan by Louis WertheimberLink: http://www.militaria...ramasablade.pdfTitle: Japanese names and how to read them : a manual for art-collectors and studentsLink: http://www.archive.o... ... 00koopuoftTitle: Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas and Japan....Link: http://www.archive.o...veofexped03perr 13 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Title: Tsuba, and Japanese sword fittings in the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt MuseumLink: http://www.archive.o...seswo00coop.pdf Title: Index of Signatures on Japanese Sword MountsLink: http://issuu.com/tom...on-sword-mounts Title : Japanische Stichblätter und SchwertzieratenLink : http://openlibrary.o... ... rtzieraten Title : Japanese swordLink : http://openlibrary.o... ... ese_swords Title : Die Meister der japanischen SchwertzierathenLink : http://ia700401.us.a... ... ragoog.pdf Title: The Namban Group of Japanese Sword Guards: a ReappraisalLink: http://etheses.dur.a...1/4129_1648.pdf Title: A Study of the Works of Gassan Sadakazu in The Metropolitan Museum of ArtLink: http://resources.metmuseum.org/resources/metpublications/pdf/A_Study_of_the_Works_of_Gassan_Sadakazu_The_Metropolitan_Museum_Journal_v_5_1972.pdf 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Thanks to Chris B, and some hard work from James in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=20946I have been able to upload and share some of the Japanese books below.Please don't rush to grab them, the links will be here for a long time and no need to overload the server.I will add more as we discover and upload them. My thanks to those who found and shared the info.BrianNihon Toko Jiten 日本刀工辞典 (Fujishiro), Koto HenNihon Toko Jiten 日本刀工辞典 (Fujishiro), Shinto HenShinto Shu, Hamon to Meiji 新刀集-刃文と銘字 (Fujishiro)Kinko Kantai Hikketsu 金工鑑定秘訣 (Yoshiaki)Nihon Soken Kinkoshi 日本装剣金工史 (Kuwabara)Nihon Soken Kinkoshi Main Part (Kuwabara)Nihon Tsuba toko roku 日本鐔刀工録 (Soemon)Senso to Tsuba 戦争と鐔 (Nagaoka)Soken Kinko Zufu 装剣金工図譜 (Wada)Tagane no Hana Goto Ichijo 鏨迺花Tagane no Hana Main Book 鏨迺花Tagane no Hana Nara Toshihisa 鏨迺花Tagane no Hana Otsuki Mitsuoki 鏨迺花Toban Shokan Kotetsu 刀盤賞鑑口訣 (Kanzan)Tsuba 100 shi Kougei zuan 鐔百姿 - 工芸図案 (Okuma)Yokoya Somin 横谷宗珉 (Soemon)Choshu Tsuba 長州鐔 (Soemon)Akasaka Tsubako Roku 赤坂鐔工録Higo Kinko Roku 肥後金工録 (Nagaya) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 I have recreated this old thread that contained a wealth of info. I haven't checked all the links yet, but will fix them as we come across any dead ones.Enjoy! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuuten Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Brian, The third link redirects me to: "Oops....there seems to be a temporary glitch and you don't have access to perform this action. Please try again in a few minutes, or notify the admin and we will do our best to rectify the issue. We are currently working on this problem and hope to have a solution soon. Apologies to all. Admin" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Fixed the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMcK Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Excellent information and lot of material to go through. As a sidenote, does someone have electronic version of the Fujishiro translations? My Japanese talent is way too inept. Antti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Doffin Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 Hi Antti, Harry Watson will sell you a digital copy of his translations of Fujishiro for $100 (afu at suddenlink.net). This is a bargain and getting it from someone other than Harry is ripping him off. Grey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMcK Posted March 25, 2016 Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 Thank you Grey! Will contact him! Antti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XavY Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Hello Brian, lots of interesting things on this forum and in this thread, thanks a lot everyone! Title: A Study of the Works of Gassan Sadakazu in The Metropolitan Museum of ArtLink: http://www.metmuseum... ... nnered.pdf Seems this link is dead ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Check the link in the post below that, I fixed it there. Will delete the top one. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Hi, in research find the Ethel Mumford free pdf. https://ia601603.us.archive.org/12/items/jstor-592894/592894.pdf Best Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcy Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Mumford book is interesting. There are a lot of transcription errors (Osafune becomes Nagafune, Oei becomes Aei, and others like this) so you need to keep your brain in gear while reading it. I'm about half through, this passage caught my interest... (Edit: the board deleted everything I wrote under the quote during posting for some reason and I don't have the time to replace it now... will get to it "later" ...) When Rai Kuniyuki was young he inscribed himself as 'Kunitoshi,' but after the birth of his son Magotaro, he gave this name to the latter, and signed himself Kuniyuki. In fear Vol. xxvi.] The Japanese Book of the Ancient Sword. 353 lest his blades should be confounded with those of his father, Magotaro inscribed his name as Rai Kunitoshi after his thirty- eighth year, calling himself Rai Minamoto Kunitoshi from his sixty-second to his one hundred and fifth year. Notwithstand- ing this, there are two varieties of blade bearing the name of Kunitoshi, one being the early work of Kuniyuki, and the other the younger productions of Rai Kunitoshi. The secret details of this matter can be transmitted only orally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcy Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Will throw down another interesting snippet: The price of the new sword increases as it becomes old; for instance, the works of Morimitsu and Yasumitsu which, a few years ago, were worth 30 ryo, are now selling at 50 ryo, and those of Sanemasa and Sukehiro have increased in value from 1 or 2, to 5 or 7 ryo. Morimitsu and Yasumitsu are the Oei Bizen smiths no doubt. Interesting that they're "just becoming old" ... "Sanemasa" is a transliteration error (or change in custom since the time of the book), this is surely Inoue Shinkai. The process definitely continued because a Shinkai katana will in most cases cost you more than one from Morimitsu and Yasumitsu now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Think you must have been posting at exactly the same time I was merging the solitary post into this topic, and moving it to the correct place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Thanks to Paul B, we have a nice new article in the articles section, on a Daido blade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Very nice new article submitted by Tim Evans concerning the quality evaluation of iron tsuba. Catch it in the members area articles section. Thanks Tim! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 A new article submitted by Paul Bowman added to the articles section (members section) comparing two swords. Thanks to Paul and those who submit articles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Brian, this is for sure free. Don't know if it deserve to stay here cause is more an archeological study than an article on nihonto. You decide :-) http://www.webalice.it/tsubame1/ZZZZZZ_ESSAY.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Carlo, always been an important part of our articles section http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/forum/17-articles/ About halfway down the list. But your current link is very useful, and may change the link to your page rather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 Want to safe... http://menadoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/download/pdf/150672?name=Old%20Japanese%20Sword%20Names%20and%20Stories%20Relating%20to%20Swords Best Regards 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 Huge thanks to Timothy J. Evans, I have just uploaded a great article that he wrote on late Muromachi through Edo period sword mounts.Check it out at the bottom of the articles section in the Izakaya.A lot of decent info, well researched. Thanks Tim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 I have just uploaded a short story by Paul Bowman about a sword find and restoration. Thanks Paul, and to those that continue to contribute. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 Another excellent article by Paul Bowman uploaded in the articles section. This one on the Gokaden, the 5 main schools of Japanese swords. Make sure you have a read.Thanks again Paul. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 And yet another excellent article submitted by Paul Bowman and uploaded in the articles section.This one is on Kantei, and using it as a learning tool. It is a very good read, and we will be linking to it often when it comes to topics that relate. Thanks as always Paul. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 In our Articles section, I have just added a great write-up on tekkotsu in tsuba, written and submitted by Jean Collin.Thanks Jean, good read. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 Another informative article written and shared by Paul Bowman. This one on a Yamato Taima katana. Available in the articles section. Thanks as always Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Today we have 2 great submissions to our articles section. One by Peter Bleed on Japanese swords in the style of European Smallswords, and the other by Ian Bottomley on reading Japanese signatures.Both available in the articles section accessible to members. Thanks again for the submissions gents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zilul Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 a few links to books on oshigata Kajihei shingi Oshigata - http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1144559 Tsuchiya Oshigata - http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1266644 Umetada Meikan - http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1183661 Meizukushi (Kanchi'in-bon) - http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1288371?itemId=info%3Andljp%2Fpid%2F1288371&__lang=en Ôsekishô - http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2483063 Imamura Oshikata. Volume 2 -http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1186827 Imamura Oshikata. Volume 1 - http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1186820 Shinto Bengi Kamada Gyomyô - http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2563722?tocOpened=1 Motoya Kotoku Dokkan - http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1190999 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 Great post, thanks Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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