Book Review: Nomaoi no rekishi o furikaeru by Nomaoi No Sato Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan

Book Review: Nomaoi no rekishi o furikaeru by Nomaoi No Sato Rekishi Minzoku ShiryōkanTitle: 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.

Book Review: Daimyō gusoku to sōma no bugu by Nomaoi No Sato Haramachi Shiritsu Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Daimyō gusoku to sōma no bugu by  Nomaoi No Sato Haramachi Shiritsu HakubutsukanTitle: Daimyō gusoku to sōma no bugu
Author: Nomaoi No Sato Haramachi Shiritsu Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Nomaoi No Sato Haramachi Shiritsu Hakubutsukan, 2003
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 46 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Paintings
ID: B0123

Nice catalog with armours from the Soma area, famous for the fabulous Soma Nomaoi samurai festival.

Book Review: Samourai – armure du guerrier by Jean-Pierre Saccani (ed.)

Book Review: Samourai – armure du guerrier by Jean-Pierre Saccani (ed.)Title: Samourai: armure du guerrier
Author: Jean-Pierre Saccani
Publisher: Beaux-arts/TTM editions, 2011
ISBN: 978-2-84278-888-9
Language: French
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 42 pages, 28.5 by 22 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Paintings, Tōsōgu
ID: B0120

This can be considered the ‘very light’ version of the catalog for the fabulous exhibition held in Paris in 2011 (and later in many places in the world) of the Barbier-Mueller collection. The big catalog is a must have.

Book Review: Sengoku no yosooi by Oyama Shiritsu Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Sengoku no yosooi by Oyama Shiritsu HakubutsukanTitle: Sengoku no yosooi : Izawa shōji katchū korekushon no sekai
Author: Oyama Shiritsu Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Oyama Shiritsu Hakubutsukan, 2011
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 40 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō
ID: B0118

Another catalog with pieces from the Izawa collection, an great collection with ashigaru armours. Very similar content as B0117.

Book Review: Odawara-jō katchū ten by Odawara-jō Tenshukaku, Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozonkai

Book Review: Odawara-jō katchū ten by Odawara-jō Tenshukaku, Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū HozonkaiTitle: Odawara-jō katchū ten - sengoku kara kinsei no katchū
Author: Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozonkai, Odawara-jō Tenshukaku
Publisher: Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozonkai, 2011
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 94 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō
ID: B0114

Excellent catalog with 41 pieces. The very nice thing about this catalog is that the armours and kabuto all have multiple pictures from different angles.

Book Review: Kurogane – Seme to mamori bushi no bi by Nagoya Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Kurogane – Seme to mamori bushi no bi by Nagoya HakubutsukanTitle: Kurogane - Seme to mamori bushi no bi
Author: Nagoya Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Nagoya Hakubutsukan, 2004
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 215 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Sōmen, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0113

Fabulous catalog with about 300 items: full armour sets, kabuto, menpo, guns, swords, tsuba, screens … Full color