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Title: The Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Swords by Kokan Nagayama, Kenji Mishina ISBN: 4-7700-2071-6 Publisher: Kodansha International (JPN) Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Buy it or you'll be sorry!
Comment: This book contains more info than one could even imagine! In fact, that's all I'm going to say becuase it would take to long for me to even give you even a basic idea! I will tell you this: If you don't have this book in your library then you are missing out big time!!!!! Oh, by the way, the illustrations are awesome too!!!!
Enjoy and make sure that you have a weekend free to read.... you'll need it ;-)
Rating: 5
Summary: Amazing detail
Comment: I'm not really into sword collecting, but I nonetheless found
this book to be fascinating. Two-thirds of it is pure reference
material related to particular sword makers and that part would be
invaluable to collectors, but it is not of general interest. The
descriptions of the history of swordmaking and the attributes of
the craftsmanship, however, stands on its own as interesting reading.
One comes away with a much greater appreciation of the art form.
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent piece of work!
Comment: The Connoisseur's Book is exceptionally detailed and not to mention very aesthetically pleasing. The book itself has the feel and look of a high-quality encyclopedia. As should be expected, the information inside is very well detailed. It is an excellent book and I very strongly recommend it, particularly if you are ready to start deeper in-depth studies of Nihonto. For a novice, I would probably suggest the books by Sato and Yumoto. But this is what I feel would be a step beyond those.
Absolutely marvelous. Well written, very clear, of course as was mentioned in another review it sorta lacks photographs, but that's quite OK, as the illustrations do an excellent job of portraying things.
For those of you who are more passively interested, this book will be overkill and unnecessary when you can do well with the aforementioned books, but if you are serious...this book is a splendid piece of work that will be VERY enjoyable for you to delve into. Not only for information, but as a good read.
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Title: The Japanese Sword: A Comprehensive Guide (Japanese Arts Library) by Kanzan Sato, Joe Earle ISBN: 0870115626 Publisher: Kodansha America Pub. Date: 01 June, 1983 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Samurai Sword a Handbook by J.M. Yumoto ISBN: 0804805091 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Pub. Date: 01 June, 1958 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The Craft of the Japanese Sword by Leon Kapp, Hiroko Kapp, Yoshido Yoshihara, Tom Kishida ISBN: 087011798X Publisher: Kodansha America Pub. Date: 01 April, 1987 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: The New Generation of Japanese Swordsmiths by Tamio Tsuchiko, Kenji Mishina ISBN: 4770028547 Publisher: Kodansha International (JPN) Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
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Title: Modern Japanese Swords and Swordsmiths: From 1868 to the Present by Leon Kapp, Hiroko Kapp, Yoshindo Yoshihara, Tom Kishida ISBN: 4770019629 Publisher: Kodansha International (JPN) Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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