gtstcactus Posted March 25, 2011 Report Posted March 25, 2011 http://cgi.ebay.com/Japanese-Sword-Book-Omamori-Katana-Tanto-Wakizashi-2-/360354202085?pt=Asian_Antiques&hash=item53e6c8c1e5#ht_10324wt_905 http://cgi.ebay.com/Edo-Japanese-Sword-Tanto-Koshirae-Tsuba-Menuki-Book-G-/360354478594?pt=Asian_Antiques&hash=item53e6ccfa02#ht_13512wt_905 Are these catalouges of blades for sale or reference books or what? There are a few Japanese Sword books in Japanese which seem to have heaps of photos etc I was just wondering if they were worth getting for a non-Japanese speaker / reader.... Given the lack of blades near me to look at books etc are about the only option aside from the internet. Quote
Jamie Posted March 25, 2011 Report Posted March 25, 2011 Jason a good one is Japanese swords of the bizen tradition by Robert Benson and Darcy rockbank. It has a lot of high quality pics, of very good blades. It's also written in english by some very knowledgable folks. It does focus on Bizen, as the title states though so it's not real general. Hope it helps. Quote
DirkO Posted March 25, 2011 Report Posted March 25, 2011 Hi Jason, I've you're looking for a recommended reading list: http://www.nihontomessageboard.com/faq.html If you scroll down a bit, you'll easily find a list of books recommended... Quote
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