Author: Bunkio Matsuki

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-22

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9780266586838

Excerpt from Catalogue of Arms and Armor of Old Japan: Examples of the Famous Miyochin's and Others Celebrated for Their Work in Metals, Also Sword Guards, Knife Handles, Pewter, Carvings, Brocades and Other Objects of Interest to Amateurs and Connoisseurs, Gathered on a Recent Visit to Japan A number of the examples of armor now shown in the American art galleries were secured from famous daimyo families with whom Mr. Matsuki was fortunately brought into contact during his visit to Japan last year, for, such have been the exigencies Of war-time, many scions of honored lineage have been willing to part, pro patria, with treasures to which they would otherwise have held most tenaciously - arms borne by their ancestors, antique mirrors and various other objects of rare workmanship. The names of these families for Obvi ous reasons cannot be given in the catalogue. A portion of this exhibition, consisting of choice pieces Of armor and very famous blades, came to Mr. Matsuki through Mr. Choga Imamura, director of the military museum at Tokyo. To the kind ness of this celebrated expert is due also not a little of the information regarding the craftsmanship of the Miyo - Chin family which appears in the following pages. For his initial interests in the collection Of japanese armor Mr. Matsuki wishes to acknowledge special indebtedness to Professor B. Dean, of Columbia University, a connoisseur whose admirable gathering of the best specimens of ancient craftsmanship first prompted the thought of arranging the present exhibition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.