Title: Nihon jōdai no katchū - Nihon jōdai no buki
Author: Masao Suenaga
Publisher: Mokujisha, 1981
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white picture, drawings, very few color pictures
Other: 586 + 115, 591 + 160 pages, 26.5 cm by 19.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Nihontō
ID: B0206

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This fabulous book set is actually a 1981 reprint of two books, one from 1941 and one from 1944 (B0262), completely dedicated to the old, pre-Heian, armours of Japan. It includes also study reproductions. Masao Suenaga is one of the handful armour researchers that people still talk about with a lot of respect. The book set was originally sold for 145,000 yen…