Gendaito Swordsmith Reference Books

[AlexiG]

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Hi All,

 

I am new here and still learning to navigate the site. Quick search did not find a discussion on this topic but I may have overlooked something. 

 

I am trying to find information about a gendaito swordsmith, and it has been difficult. Verly limited information online (pretty much just a given name).  So my question for you folks is:

 

What are your go-to reference books for gendaito swordsmiths in English or Japanese?

 

I have Gendaito Toko Meikan, Marcus Sesko's 3 volumes "Swordsmiths of Japan", "Modern Japanese Swords and Swordsmiths" by Leon Kapp and "Swords and Swordsmiths of the Gendaito Period" by F. Fimio. What other "must-haves" would you recommend? 

 

In case you are wondering, this is the smith I am interested in: (Yasutsugu) 肥前国住保次. Given name is Yujii Motomoura (元村勇次) according to most references, or Yasuhide Motomura (元村 保秀) based on one document form Saga Museum. Both were residents from the same town in Saga prefecture (Kawasoe 川副町). Maybe the same person? Birth date will be nice. 

 

Anyway, thanks for any input,

 

Alexi

[francois2605]

Hi Alexi and welcome to the forum.

 

You will probably find this thread useful: https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/34023-bibliography-of-Japanese-modern-edged-weapons-1868-1945

[AlexiG]

Thanks for the link, Francois. Definitely appreciated the references there. Now if someone would make something similar for the Saga Prefecture gendaito smiths