Title: Kawanakajima no tatakai : ikusa kokoroe inori Matsushirojō seibi kansei kinen tokubetsutenLavishly illustrated catalog, with mostly color pictures. Few armours, many documents, scrolls, screens etc.
Title: Susume odawara hōjō shiNice exhibition catalog from the Equine museum of Japan (located in Yokohama). Many documents, some kabuto and kura.
Title: Ieyasu no isan - Sunpu owakemonoBeautiful exhibition catalog celebrating the 450th anniversary of the first Shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. Some of his famous armours, but also many other items from his household, documents etc.
Title: Tokugawa gosanke ten : kaikan kinen tokubetsuten
Author: Kagawa-ken Rekishi Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Kagawa-ken Rekishi Hakubutsukan, 2000
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 219 pages, 30 cm by 22 cm, softcover
Topics: Bagu, Bugu, Documents, Inrō, Kabuto, Menpō, Netsuke, Nihontō, Paintings, Tōsōgu
ID: B0274
Nice exhibition catalog with a wide range of items related to Tokugawa. Several armours.
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: 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: Meitō 100sen : Owari tokugawake denrai
Author: Tokugawa Bijutsukan
Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan, 1971
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures, Color illustrations
Other: 29.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bagu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Teppō
ID: B0219
Catalog with mainly Tokugawa related swords, but also a few armour, tōsōgu and many documents.
Title: Armures japonaises dans la collection Jean Saporta - Japanese armor from the Jean Saporta collection
Author: Jean-Christophe Charbonnier
Publisher: ToriiLinks Editions, 2007
ISBN: 2-9520006-3-8
Language: French and English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 176 pages, 30.5 cm by 22 cm, hardcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Sōmen
ID: B0199
Beautiful book from Jean-Christophe Charbonnier about the magnificent collection of Jean Saporta. The collection has since then been sold, but Mr. Saporta has been very active in gathering a new collection, so there is hope for another book!
Title: Armures du Japon II : 100 pièces sélectionnées dans la collection du Musée Stibbert de Florence
Author: Robert Burawoy
Publisher: ToriiLinks Editions, 2006
ISBN: 2-9520006-2-X
Language: French and English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 144 pages, 30.5 cm by 22 cm, hardcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Sōmen
ID: B0197
Beautiful book from Robert Burawoy with 100 selected pieces from the Famous Stibbert Collection in Florence. Excellent photography, with explanation in French and English. This is the best book about the Stibbert Collection.
Title: Kinki no meikō
Author: Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozonkai
Publisher: Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai, 1998
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 100 pages, 30.5 cm by 21.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Teppō
ID: B0193
Very nice and now rare publication from the Osaka regio branch (Kinki) of the The Armour society. Many pieces you will probably not find in any mainstream publication. Does also include several old akodanari kabuto and haramaki etc. Limited to 300.
