Japanese Swords from American Collections Volume I
by Danny Massey

Japanese Swords from American Collections is the first volume of an ongoing series. This pioneering endeavor aims to catalog some of the many swords here in the United States and share them with the world. The book represents a 5 year effort and extensive coordination with private collections to present the 43 blades featured in this volume. Works span from the Kamakura period up to the 1940's. This unique book is richly illustrated with over 80 high resolution images, many of winch are full-page composites of multiple photographs. The photography in this book presents the opportunity to study jigane and hataraki in combination with detailed text explanations, creating an excellent learning resource. Those who are new to the study of Japanese Swords will find this to be an exciting introduction to the variety, wonder and beauty of Nihonto. Seasoned students of sword study will look to this series as highly useful research reference. Lastly, this series hopes to convey the typical nature and level of private collections among life-long enthusiasts here in the United States.

8.5 x 11 inches - Soft Cover 120 pages - 85 illustrations - Over 16,000 words

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大和古保昌 Yamato Ko Hosho        大和尻懸 Yamato Shikkake       大和当麻友長 Yamato Taima Tomonaga      SAMPLE PAGE 古三原 Ko Mihara       古備前行秀 Ko Bizen Yukihide        備前雲重 Bizen Unju        備前大宮 Bizen Omiya       備州長船幸光 Bishu Osafune Yukimitsu        備州長船賀光 Bishu Osafune Yoshimitsu        備州長船祐定 Bishu Osafune Sukesada       石州直綱 Sekishu Naotsuna        左弘安 Sa Hiroyasu        志賀関兼延 Shiga Seki Kanenobu        若狭守氏房 Wakasa no Kami Ujifusa       平安城長吉 Heianjo Nagayoshi       若狭冬広 Wakasa Fuyuhiro       出羽大掾国路 Dewa Daijo Kunimichi       越前大掾国次 Echizen Daijo Kunitsugu       出雲大掾吉武 Izumo Daijo Yoshitake       三品但馬守宗次 Mishina Tajima no Kami Munetsugu       越前守藤原助廣 Echizen no Kami Fujiwara Sukehiro       高井越前守来信吉 Takai Echizen no Kami Rai Nobuyoshi

武蔵大掾是一 Musashi Daijo Korekazu      SAMPLE PAGE 山城大掾国次 Yamashiro Daijo Kunitsugu       一文字出羽守行広 Ichimonji Dewa no Kami Yukihiro       伊賀守入道源菊平 Iga no Kami Nyudo Minamoto Kikuhira         陸奥大掾三善長道 Mutsu Daijo Miyoshi Nagamichi        伯耆守信高 Hoki no Kami Nobutaka       中山一貫斎義弘 Nakayama Ikkansai Yoshihiro         備前介宗次 Bizen no Suke Munetsugu       泰龍斎宗寛 Tairyusai Sokan       加藤長運齋綱俊 Kato Chounsai Tsunatoshi        長谷川右平正周 Hasegawa Uhei Masachika       尾崎源五右衛門助隆 Ozaki Gengoemon Suketaka       月山貞一 Gassan Sadakazu       水口剣龍子貞晴 Mizuguchi Kenryushi Sadaharu       備前橫山祐永 Bizen Yokoyama Sukenaga       肥前国近江守忠吉 Hizen no Kuni Omi no Kami Tadayoshi       筑前信国行国 (重包) Chikuzen Nobukuni Yukikuni (Shigekane)    SAMPLE PAGE 羽山円真 Hayama Enshin       森岡正吉 Morioka Masayoshi       堀井胤明 Horii Taneaki       市原一龍子長光 Ichihara Ichiryushi Nagamitsu