Title: Katchū bugu ten : Yasukuni Jinja Yūshūkan shozōExcellent exhibition catalog with a large and great selection of armors and kabuto.
Title: Nihon no yoroi ten : Hatsukōkai no meihin o chūshin niVery nice exhibition catalog with 44 armors and 11 very old kabuto.
Title: Chū kinsei no buguNice old exhibition catalog with 6 (partial) armors, 15 kabuto, 2 menpo, 1 somen, few koshirae and some other small armor related materials.
Title: Tetsu to urushi no geijutsu - Kyōto Arashiyama Bijutsukan zōhinshūGreat catalog of what must have been a superb museum: the Arashiyama Museum in Kyoto. Seems there are two versions of this catalog. One with the military collection also included, and one without (like this one).
Title: Busō : Ōsakajō tenshukaku shūzō bugu-ten : tēma-ten = Armaments : weaponry and material in the collection of Osaka Castle Museum : special exhibitionSuperb exhibition catalog with many armors. kabuto, swords, guns, tsuba and other samurai related armor parts from the Osaka Castle Museum collection.
Title: Shokoku daimyō ke no denrai meihinten - Mononofu no nagoriVery nice catalog with 9 gorgeous armors, and 6 splendid kabuto and many other daimyō grade items in great condition like gunbai, jingasa, jinbaori and several laquered boxes etc.
Title: Hokuō no katchūten - Daimyō gusoku o chūshin toshiteNice exhibition catalog with about 32 armors, handfull helmets, and some other armor related things (abumi, krua, gunbai etc). Some old painting where some of the armor is shown.
Title: Takeda-ke hihō tokubetsutenNice old exhibition catalog centered around the Takeda clan. 6 armors, 7 helmets, other mostly armor related items, screens etc.
Title: Gekkan kiku tōken katchū ko bijutsu zenshū (+dai ni kan)
Author: Nihon bijutsu tōken shinbun shukusatsu-ban
Publisher: Nihon bijutsu tōken shinbun shukusatsu-ban, 1972+1975
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures
Other: 288 (+284) pages, 25.5 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Nihontō, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0320-B0321
Kind of a “multi yearbook” with the reprinting of the monthly magazine. Many armours and kabuto, tsuba, guns and even some western style armours. Fascinating.
Title: Samurai - The Weapons and Spirit of the Japanese Warrior
Author: Clive Sinclaire
Publisher: The Lyons Press, 2001
ISBN: 1-58574-282-1
Language: English
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 144 pages, 29 cm by 27 cm, hardcover
Topics: Abumi, Bugu, History, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0306
Nice overview book that covers the main weapons of the samurai.
