Le HAYNES nouveau est (bientôt) arrivé

Pour les amateurs de tosogu, il est annoncé pour très bientôt le nouveau livre de Robert E HAYNES (qu'il n'est pas nécessaire de présenter), disponible le mois prochain sur le site de l'éditeur http://www.nihonart.de

Sans faire trop de pub (et sans avoir d'actions chez cet éditeur), leurs ouvrages sont d'une qualité irréprochable.

Je joins la photo de la couverture ainsi que le résumé en anglais.




Gai Sô Shi - The Robert E. Haynes Study Collection of Japanese sword fittings

Robert E. Haynes was born in 1930, and at the age of 16 aquired his first tsuba. Since this time he has studied this area of Japanese craftwork like almost no other expert and carried out research which goes far beyond the usual activity of a collector. Thousands of objects went through his hands, and till today he still continues to record everything that appears to be of importance with regards to this subject. In the year 2001 his “Index” was published, the most comprehensive documentation of artists in the field of Japanese sword decoration to date. Most of the objects he acquired came and went, he kept only very few in his study collection, out of pleasure or specialist interest. Altogether these 189 objects are to be presented for the first time in a publication. Together with perfect photographic images the individual pieces are described in detail by Robert E. Haynes and set in a comparative scientific context. This makes it possible for the less practiced enthusiast to understand what is so fascinating about these objects, why in particular these
chosen pieces remain in the collection, and why his collection can correctly be called a study collection.

The objects are depicted in their original size, and sometimes also with enlarged details, over 236 pages. The chronological arrangement of the pieces, a separate listing of signatures and the presentation of all the pieces in high resolution in the internet, give the reader a new perspective with regards to these masterpieces of Japanese metal artwork, from the simple pleasure of viewing to the deeper scientific
work.

An introduction by Robert E. Haynes and a foreword by Yoshio Watanabe and Terutaka Kawabata from Tokyo, demonstrates the international acceptance of Robert E. Haynes, whose opinion is also appreciated by many experts even in Japan.

Gai Sô Shi is available in the languages German, English and Japanese, at the price of 128,- Euro plus post and packaging. The publication will be digitally printed and will appear in a small initial print run which will be extended according to demand.

Cette fois il est bien arrivé, en plus l'éditeur a mis en ligne sur son site internet les photos des tsubas présentées dans l'ouvrage :

http://www.nihonart.de/en_produkte_gaisoshi_bilder.php

Un bon moment de lecture.

avis aux administrateurs, à transférer dans la bonne rubrique.

Bonjour,

Quel est la différence entre :
- Gai Sô Shi - The Robert E. Haynes Study Collection of Japanese sword fittings
- Haynes-Index - The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associat

Merci

Gunome

Bonjour,

Le premier est une présentation d'environ 300 pièces avec photos et descriptif,
Le second est une bible d'artisans de tosogu, comme le Hawley pour les forgerons, avec éléments bibliographiques et kao mais il n'y a pas d'exemples de signatures, pour cela il faut aller vers le Kinko Meikan.

Yann

Merci pour ces précisions