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Book Review: Nihontō no koshirae (Nihon no bijutsu No. 332) by Nobuo Ogasawara

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Book Review: Nihontō no koshirae (Nihon no bijutsu No. 332) by Nobuo OgasawaraTitle: Nihontō no koshirae (Nihon no bijutsu No. 332)
Author: Nobuo Ogasawara
Publisher: Shibundo Publishing, 1994
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 98 pages, 23 cm by 18.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Nihontō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0224

Nihon no bijutsu was a fabulous series on Japanese art, with 545 issues published between 1966 and 2011. A few issues were devoted to Japanese arms and Armour. This issue, written by Nobuo Ogasawara, focusses on the history of koshirae. Lavisly illustrated with color and black and white pictures.