Zen and the Way of the Sword $20 Zen and the Way of the Sword Aming the Samurai Psyche. Winston King, 1993. Oxford University Press. 265 pages. New condition.$20.00"An esteemed scholar of Eastern religions, King deftly traces the development of Zen and discusses the personal nature of its practice, its emphasis on individual discovery and attainment. He then presents a... capsule history of the samurai…
Six Lives, Six Deaths $15 Six Lives, Six Deaths: Portraits from Modern Japan, Lifton, Kato, Reich, 1979. Yale University Press. 305 pages. Used in very good condition.$15 + shippingFocusing on how six talented Japanese writers and public figures prepared for their deaths, this book is a major study of cultural change in Japan.
Legends of the Samurai $20 Legends of the Samurai, Hiroaki Sato, 1995. Overlook Press, NY. 391 pages. Previously owned in new condition.$20 + shippingSato confronts both the history and the legend of the samurai, untangling the two to present an authentic picture of these legendary warriors. Through his translations of original tales and documents, accompanied by insightful commentary, Sato chronicles the…
Good Edo Period Wakizashi Mount $800 Over all length: 69.5 cm (27.5 inches)Outside length of the saya:51.5 cm (20.25 inches)A good buke-zukuri mount with iron fuchi/kashira and signed iron kozuka and kogatana. The tsuka is blue ito maki over black lacquered same. The menuki are shakudo and gold in what appears to be a hawk-feather motif. The FK match and are engraved in a faint pattern. The kozuka is signed Jakushi, and has a…
Echigo ju Sadaaki $2500 A contemporary tanto with a 1999 paper from Aoi Art, TokyoOmote: Echigo ju Sadaaki sakuUra: Heisei Kyu Nen Hachi Gatsu Hi (A day in the the 8th month of the ninth year of Heisei), A day in August, 1997.Nagasa: 11.614 inchesNo soriJitetsu: Itame hada with masame hada and abundant ji nieHamon: Nie deki gonome midare with sunagashi and kinsuji inside the hamonThere are futatsuhi on both sides of…
Ujiyoshi wakizashi $3750 Ashu Kaifu ju UjiyoshiNagasa: 20.125 inchesSori: .437 inches (7/16")An intersting katakiriba (chisel-edged) wakizashi with the mei inscribed on the surface of the blade, not on the nakago. There are several generations of Ujiyoshi. This appears to be later Muromachi period.$3,750
Miyagi Akimori tachi Please inquire for price Miyagi AkimoriHeisei ju hachi nen ni gatsu hi (2006)Nagasa: 29.5 inchesSori: 1.375 inchesHorimono: Bohi on both sides running from the koshinogi into the nakagoGold foil habakiShirasayaPlease inquire for price
Yoshindo Yoshihara Tachi Sold Tachi signed Yoshihara saku, Heisei 11 nen 8 gatsu (August, 1999)This lovely shinogi tsukuri tachi, in shirasaya with gold foil habaki, is forged in a flawless tight ko-itame. It has a longish chu kissaki. The shinogi ji is narrow with a bohi running into the ko-shinogi at the top, and halfway down the nakago at the bottom, ending in kakinagashi. It has a deep and balanced…
