Books on Ebay (japanese language)

[gtstcactus]

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.

[Jamie]

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.

[DirkO]

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...