Title: Tsuwamono domo no hikari to kage - Inage Saburō to Sono jidai Author: Kawasaki Shi Shimin Myūjiamu Publisher: Kawasaki Shi Shimin Myūjiamu , 2007
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 96 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Ceramics ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Paintings ID: B0275
Exhibition catalog with material (some armour, many scrolls, documents, excavated materials…) from the 12-14th century.
Title: Yanagawa no bijutsu 2 (Yanagawa Bunka Shiryō Shūsei, dai 3 shū 2) Author: Yanagawashi Shi Henshū Iinkai Publisher: Yanagawashi Shi Henshū Iinkai , 2007
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures few color pictures
Other: 464+42 pages, 30 cm by 23 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Ceramics ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0270
Nice catalog about the many art objects from Yanagawa. Some very interesting armour related items are also displayed, among many other items.
Title: Nihon no buki bugu Author: Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Publisher: Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan , 1976
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Black and white pictures, some color pictures
Other: 26 cm by 18.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bugu ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0263
Exhibition catalog for what must have been an amazing armour exhibition in the Tokyo National Museum in 1976. A bigger book was published in 1977 (see B0019).
Title: Arms and armour of old Japan Author: C. Holme ,
M. B. Huish Publisher: The Japan Society London , 1905
Language: English
Illustrations: Black and white pictures
Other: 147+40 pages, 27.5 cm by 20.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bugu ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Teppō ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0261
Old exhibition catalog with a nice selection on armours, swords, tsuba, spears, arrow etc… Interesting to see what was already more then 100 years ago in European collections. Limited to 250.
Title: Kokuhō jūyō bunkazai taizen 5, Kōgeihin 1 Author: Bunkachō ,
Mainichi Shinbunsha Publisher: Mainichi Shinbunsha , 1998
ISBN: 4-620-80325-1
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures
Other: 571+24 pages, 31 cm by 23 cm, hardcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bagu ,
Bugu ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Menpō ,
Mirrors ID: B0258
This is one volume of a magnificent 13 volume set (12 normal volumes + 1 extra volume) that contains the National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties of Japan at the moment of the publication. This volumes contains, among many other things, armours. One could only wish for a full color one and one with bigger pictures.
Title: Hatakeyama Shigetada - Yokohama futamatagawa ni chitta musashi bushi tokubetsuten Author: Yokohama-shi Rekishi Hakubutsukan Publisher: Yokohama-shi Rekishi Hakubutsukan , 2012
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 95 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Ceramics ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ID: B0255
Nice exhibition catalog. Besides some interesting excavation material and documents, the armour treat is here some nice heian period yoroi details, not only from a very old (fallen apart) armour, but also from a recently made copy.
Title: Tokugawa shitenno honda tadakatsu to shisontachi : Okazaki hanshu e no kiseki Author: Okazakishi Bijutsu Hakubutsukan Publisher: Okazakishi Bijutsu Hakubutsukan , 2012
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 171 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ID: B0253
Nice Catalog about Honda Tadakatsu and his descendants.
Title: Kanzōhin zuroku II Author: Nagoya Hakubutsukan Publisher: Nagoya Hakubutsukan , 1987
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Black and white pictures, some color pictures
Other: 212 pages, 26.5 cm by 19 cm, hardcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Ceramics ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Statues ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0237
Extensive photo catalog of Selected items in the Nagoya City Museum. Only one armour, two sets of abumi and a few swords.
Title: Tokugawa bijutsukan gaidobukku - The Tokugawa Art Museum guide book Author: Tokugawa Bijutsukan Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan , 2010
Language: Japanese and some English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 119 pages, 25.5 cm by 19 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bagu ,
Bugu ,
Ceramics ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Menpō ,
Mirrors ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Teppō ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0235
Nice overview guidebook from the Tokugawa Art Museum in Nagoya.
Title: Swords of the Samurai Author: Nobuo Ogasawara ,
Victor Harris Publisher: British Museum Publications , 1990
ISBN: 0-7141-1450-2
Language: English
Illustrations: Black and white and some color pictures
Other: 175 pages, 28 cm by 21.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0225
Very nice catalog that was published in 1990 at the occasion the the exhibition Swords of the Samurai then new Japanese Gallery at the British Museum. The catalog does not only contain a nice selection of swords, but also several famous armours, tsuba, koshirae etc.
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Celebrating the beauty of Japanese samurai armour
Title: Tsuwamono domo no hikari to kage - Inage Saburō to Sono jidai
Title: Yanagawa no bijutsu 2 (Yanagawa Bunka Shiryō Shūsei, dai 3 shū 2)
Title: Nihon no buki bugu
Title: Arms and armour of old Japan
Title: Kokuhō jūyō bunkazai taizen 5, Kōgeihin 1
Title: Hatakeyama Shigetada - Yokohama futamatagawa ni chitta musashi bushi tokubetsuten
Title: Tokugawa shitenno honda tadakatsu to shisontachi : Okazaki hanshu e no kiseki
Title: Kanzōhin zuroku II
Title: Tokugawa bijutsukan gaidobukku - The Tokugawa Art Museum guide book
Title: Swords of the Samurai
