Title: Echoes of the Samurai Author: Elin Danien Publisher: The University Museum University of Pennsylvania , 1981
Language: English
Illustrations: Black amd White Pictures
Other: 32 pages, 28 cm by 21.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bagu ,
Bugu ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Teppō ID: B0167
Catalog for an exhibition held in The University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania in February 1981-1982. Some armours, kabuto and menpō.
Title: Shogun The life of Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu Author: Ian Bottomley Publisher: Royal Armouries , 2005
ISBN: 0-948092-58-0
Language: English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 27.5 cm by 22 cm, Softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bagu ,
Bugu ,
Documents ,
History ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Samurai ,
Teppō ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0166
Very nice catalog written by Ian Bottomley at the occasion of the exhibition “Shogun: The Life of Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu”, held at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, in collaboration with Nikko Toshogu Shrine in 2005. Lavishly illustrated with Tokugawa related armours, documents, fold out screen reproductions, and many other items.
Title: Buki bugu Author: Sendai Hakubutsukan Publisher: Sendai Hakubutsukan , 1995
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 91 pages, 21 cm by 19.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bagu ,
Bugu ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Teppō ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0136
Very nice museum catalog from the Sendai City Museum with armours, guns, swords, battle flags, abumi, kura etc. A newer edition was printed in 2006 that is full color.
Title: Daimyō no sonae : Katchū to buki Author: Tokugawa Bijutsukan Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan , 1996
ISBN: 4-88604-020-9 C0070
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 150 pages, 26 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bagu ,
Bugu ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Teppō ID: B0134
Fabulous catalog of the Tokugawa Art Museum. Armours, kabuto, guns, battle flags, spears, jinbaori, documents, etc. All in color.
Title: Bujin no bi no sekai Author: Iwakuni Bijutsukan Publisher: Iwakuni Bijutsukan , 1998
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 89 pages、30cm by 21cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bugu ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Menpō ,
Paintings ,
Teppō ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0126
Beautiful catalog with a nice balance of armours, kabuto, jinbaori, kura and abumi, tōsōgu, laquerwork etc.
Title: Nomaoi no rekishi o furikaeru Author: Nomaoi No Sato Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan Publisher: Nomaoi No Sato Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan , 1996
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 47 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bagu ,
Bugu ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Menpō ID: B0124
Very nice catalog with armours from the Soma area, famous for the fabulous Soma Nomaoi samurai festival.
Title: Draghi e peonie - Capolavori dalla collezione giapponese - Museo Stibbert Author: Dominique Charles Fuchs ,
Francesco Civita Publisher: Edizioni Polistampa , 1999
Language: Italian and English
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 85 pages, 28.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0107
Exhibition catalog of the interesting Stibbert Collection. A small part of the collection is in this catalog: kawari kabuto, armours, some sword fittings etc.
Title: Honda ke no noko takara Author: Mikawa Bushi Noyakata Ieyasu Kan Publisher: Mikawa Bushi Noyakata Ieyasu Kan , 2010
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 14 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bugu ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Paintings ID: B0106
Thin catalog on Honda Tadakatsu.
Title: Hidenaga to kōriyama yukari no hitobito Author: Yamato kōriyama-shi Hidenaga Hyakumango Kumatsuri Jikkō Iinkai henshū Publisher: Yamato kōriyama-shi Hidenaga Hyakumango Kumatsuri Jikkō Iinkai henshū , 1996
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 57 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Documents ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Teppō ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0099
5 Armours with several other samurai or castle related items.
Title: Matsui bunko no buki to bugu Author: Kumamoto Kenritsu Bijutsukan Publisher: Kumamoto Kenritsu Bijutsukan , 1994
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 175 pages, 28.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bagu ,
Bugu ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Teppō ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0098
A very nice catalog from the Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art. Many Samurai items are display with nice (mostly) color pictures: Armours, swords, abumi, bows, guns etc.
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Celebrating the beauty of Japanese samurai armour
Title: Echoes of the Samurai
Title: Shogun The life of Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
Title: Buki bugu
Title: Daimyō no sonae : Katchū to buki
Title: Bujin no bi no sekai
Title: Nomaoi no rekishi o furikaeru
Title: Draghi e peonie - Capolavori dalla collezione giapponese - Museo Stibbert
Title: Honda ke no noko takara
Title: Hidenaga to kōriyama yukari no hitobito
Title: Matsui bunko no buki to bugu
