Saturday, January 5, 2013

Okinawan Pottery Edited by Shoji Hamada Book Designed by Serizawa Keisuke

 
Title Okinawan Pottery
Supervising Editor Hamada Shoji
Book Design by Serizawa Keisuke,who was designated a Living National Treasure for his Katazome stencil dyeing.

This is a deluxe and very rare book focuses on Okinawan pottery.It is a non-commercial publication.It is edited by Hamada Shoji.126 works are shown in full color.Fortunately,it is written both in Japanese and in English.
 

Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu Budo Kyohan by Yoshio Sugino and Kikue Ito 1941 Extremely Rare


Title Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu Budo Kyohan
Publication year 1941
Author Yoshio Sugino and Kikue Itoh

Yoshio Sugino learned many martial arts in his teens and opened a Dojo at the age of 22.He began to learn Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu and instructed people all over the world.

Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu is designated as impotant cultural asset and is said to be the oldest exsisting koryu bujutsu in Japan.Bokuden tsukahara,who is one of the most famous master swordsmen in sengoku period,is said to have learned Katori Shinto-ryu.
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Karatejutsu by Gichin Funakoshi The Founder of Karate Original Edition published in 1932


Title Karatejutsu
Author Gichin Funakoshi
Publication Year 1932

227 photos are included.Performed by Gichin Funakoshi himeself.

This is an extremley rare Karate book by Gichin Funakoshi,the founder of Karate and the first president of
Japan Karate Association.It is an original edition published in 1932.