Title: Armures Japonaises à la XXVe Biennale des Antiquaires Author: Jean-Christophe Charbonnier Publisher: ToriiLinks Editions, 2010 ISBN: 2-9520006-5-4 Language: French and English Illustrations: Color Pictures Other: 96 pages, 33 cm by 24.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Bagu, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Tōsōgu ID: B0188
Very nice sales catalog of Jean-Christophe Charbonnier, with armours, kabuto, menpō, bugu, bagu etc. Very beautiful photography as usual, with multiple shots of an armour, as it should be.
Title: Armures du Japon : 100 pièces sélectionnées dans la collection de la Fondation Kōzu de Kyōto Author: Robert Burawoy Publisher: ToriiLinks Editions, 2005 ISBN: 2-9520006-1-1 Language: French Illustrations: Color Pictures Other: 128 pages, 37.5 cm by 22 cm, hardcover Topics:Abumi, Bugu, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Sōmen ID: B0185
Very beautiful book with 100 selected pieces from the Kōzu Foundation in Kyoto. The format of the book is long and actually allows large and impressive pictures of armour very well.
Nice catalog from the big ‘Europalia 89″ exhibition that was held in Belgium. Contains mostly famous kawari kabuto. That exhibition was with full collaboration of the Japanese Armor Society, something they are still very proud of, and rightly so. Several high level members like Mr. Orikasa (Saotome specialist) and Mr. Miura (Armour maker) flew over and stayed for a while in order to set up the exhibition and do demonstrations. Not all items are illustrated in the catalog.
Title: Samurai Opere della Collezione Koelliker e delle Raccolte Extraeuropee del Castello Sforzesco Author: Giuseppe Piva Publisher: Mazzotta, 2009 ISBN: 978-88-202-1921-5 Language: Italian Illustrations: Color Pictures Other: 143 pages, 30 cm by 24 cm, softcover Topics:Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Nihontō, Tōsōgu ID: B0176
Very beautiful exhibition catalog round the Koelliker collection. The exhibition was curated by Giuseppe Piva and contains also articles from Francesco Civita and others. Impressive.
Very nice exhibition catalog from 1984 with many pieces in European collections (private – mainly L.J. Anderson and Bernard Le Dauphin – and public) in 1984, and two top pieces from Yasukuni Jinja in Japan. The black and white pictures are often on the dark side, the color ones are much better. Also a French edition exist.
Title: L'Art Guerrier du Japon: Samouraï Author: Bernard Le Dauphin, L.J. Anderson Publisher: ACTE EPAD, 1987 ISBN: 2-9501257-0-0 EPAD Language: French Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures Other: 117 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover Topics:Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Sōmen, Tōsōgu ID: B0170
Very nice catalog from an exhibition in 1987 with some amazing pieces in (then) European collections. Contains mainly pieces from the at that time big and famous collections of L.J. Anderson and Bernard Le Dauphin. The color pictures are gorgeous.
Title: Armes Japonaises dans les collections privées Françaises Author: Robert Burawoy Publisher: Galerie Robert Burawoy, 1977 Language: French Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures Other: 80 pages, 30.5 cm by 21.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Sōmen, Tōsōgu ID: B0169
This is a pioneering (exhibition) book from Robert Burawoy that shows the quality of the French collections already in the late 70’s. Some of these pieces are still in France, some have moved to other countries. A classic book. The hardcover is limited to 300, numbered and signed. There is also a softcover version.
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.
Very nice publication by Richard Béliveau, written at the occasion of the exhibition “Samurai – The Prestigious Collection of Richard Béliveau”, lavishly illustrated with pieces from his collection. Very nice photography.
Title: Armures Japonaises à la XXVe Biennale des Antiquaires
Title: Armures du Japon : 100 pièces sélectionnées dans la collection de la Fondation Kōzu de Kyōto
Title: Daimyō Seigneurs de la guerre
Title: Samurai Opere della Collezione Koelliker e delle Raccolte Extraeuropee del Castello Sforzesco
Title: Samurai
Title: L'Art Guerrier du Japon: Samouraï
Title: Armes Japonaises dans les collections privées Françaises
Title: Echoes of the Samurai
Title: Shogun The life of Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
Title: Samurai Exquisite Warriors