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READING SUGGESTIONS
Books - Private publications - Reading suggestions
Reading suggestions as well as other resources are presented here
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Click on picture for details | Art of the Samurai:
Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868
Edited by Morihiro Ogawa
English - 356 pages - ISBN-10: 0300142056
More than just the catalogue catalogue from the
exhibition of the same name held at the Met in
2009, this is one cover-it-all for the samurai arts!
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Introduction to Japanese Swords through pictures
by the All Japan Swordsmith Association
English and Japanese - 48 pages - ISBN: 4990231627
Mostly focused on the various sageo tying styles
for japanese sword fittings presentation
Appraisal, etiquette, and more
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Exhibition catalogue
« Masamune and his lineage »
held at the Sano Art Museum, 2002
by the Sano Art Museum
Japanese - 183 pages - ISBN: 4915857549
This catalogue is now well known for the
quality of its photographs, printing, paper,
as well as the swords presented.
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Click on picture for details | The Ancient Techniques and Spirit
of the Japanese Sword:
A Modern Challenge
Top quality DVD on japanese sword making
by the All Japan Swordsmiths Association
(Zen Nippon Tosho Kai
English / Japanese
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