JSSUS update

[b.hennick]

It is with great pleasure that I post the information below.

The JSSUS (Japanese Sword Society of the United States) has stopped publishing its Newsletter and is moving to mainly an online presence. Our aim is to continue working to put all the articles published by the JSSUS over the decades online. We want the information in our articles available for all to access. We will continue to maintain our databases which are frequently used by many people. Some use the database called IJSL (Index of Japanese sword literature) to find information on a particular smith or school. Some check Richard Turner's kanji database, the Nihonto knowledge database to get information on a smith or look to learn about how to recognize fake swords.

We will continue to have significant books in Japanese translated into English. The third volume of the Kodogu Classroom translation will be released in the near future. 

Below are the contents of an email sent to subscribers today - February 11, 2023.

JSSUS NEWS  Japanese Sword Society of the United States Online Archive Updates.   A great deal of JSSUS newsletter material has been added to the website recently. A list of articles is below.   Direct link to the page : Japanese Sword Society of the United States Online Archive (jssus.org)   1959 Volume 1 Number 1 Retrospect and Prospect - Page 1 Juyo Token Nado Zufu, Index, translated by John M. Yumoto - Page 5 The Kaido (old Highways) and Kuni (Provinces) by John M. Yumoto - Page 9 Lectures on the Sword: I, by Albert Yamanaka - Page 12 Flaws in Sword Blades (diagram from Joly) - Page 16   2016 Volume 48 Number 1 Tsuba Signed Bushu Ju Yasuchika by Robert Hanyes Page 6 Forgotten Moments In History Rare Photos Emerge From Collection Archive By Robert Earhart - Page 38   2016 Volume 48 Number 2 Kantei Real -Life Kantei of swords , part 8: Oei Bizen Swords – What we read and what we see. By W.B. Tanner and F.A. B. Coutinho Page 6 2016 Volume 48 Number 2 Koshirae Restoration Restoring Armour and Swords – By I. Bottomley, F. A. B. Coutinho, B. Hennick and W. B. Tanner - Contrasting Points of View Part D: Koshirae Page 19 2016 Volume 48 Number 2 Soten Tsuba Study of a SŌTEN Tsuba By Luca Zanichelli Page 33   2018 Volume 50 Number 1 Connoisseur’s Notebook: Chinese Carvers Working In Japan During The Edo Perio, Part One James L. McElhinney - Page 6 Kanesada Tsuba (金定鐔) David Stiles - Page 10 Real Life Kantei Of Swords 15: Is It Japanese? F. A. B. Coutinho And W.b. Tanner - Page 15 Connoisseur’s Notebook: Kiyou Toujin Tsuba James Lancel McElhinney - Page 22   2018 Volume 50 Number 2 Connoisseur’s Notebook: Chinese Carvers Working In Japan During The Edo Period, Part Two James L. McElhinney Page 6 Connoisseur’s Notebook: What’s In A Name? How “Chinese” Swordguards Became “barbaric” James L. McElhinney Page 11 Connoisseur’s Notebook: Sword-guards From Vietnam James L. McElhinney Page 15   2018 Volume 50 Number 3 Connoisseur’s Notebook: Saying Goodbye To Nanban Tsuba James L. McElhinney Page 6 The George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum Springfield, Ma Mark Ceskavich Page 7 A Story Of The Tosa - Myôchin 土佐 明珍 Mark Ceskavich Page 9

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[1kinko]

Do you mean Vol 3 of the Tosogu Classroom translation by Markus Sesko? If so, great news, but Grey Doffin told me recently he had not received anything to review.

[Brian]

Bravo guys! Going online is fantastic, and is sure to increase subscriptions. Also presenting these issues for free is an amazing gesture.
I'd encourage everyone to support your efforts. Well done and all the best.

[Rivkin]

Were these specific articles selected as the most impactful?

[PNSSHOGUN]

Very much appreciated, especially the Oei Bizen article.