With this publication I try to systematically and comprehensively process the subject of ,,Japanese sword mountings". It was not my goal to depict as many extan

This completely new encyclopedic reference for the Japanese sword contains about 2,500 terms, many of them illustrated by photos and drawings. The Encyclopedia

"This extensively illustrated catalogue is published in conjunction with the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the arts of the samurai, including the fi

First published: London: The British Museum Press, 2004.

Bushido, The Soul of Japan by Inaz Nitobe, first published in 1904, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This