Book Review: Matsui bunko no buki to bugu by Kumamoto Kenritsu Bijutsukan

Book Review: Matsui bunko no buki to bugu by Kumamoto Kenritsu BijutsukanTitle: 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.

Book Review: Sengoku fasshon – Bushō no bigaku by Tokugawa Bijutsukan

Book Review: Sengoku fasshon – Bushō no bigaku by Tokugawa BijutsukanTitle: Sengoku fasshon - Bushō no bigaku
Author: Tokugawa Bijutsukan
Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan, 2009
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 159 + 8 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Paintings, Teppō
ID: B0097

A beautiful exhibition catalog from the Tokugawa Museum in Nagoya. Large pictures of armour, kabuto, janbaori, paintings and even some guns.

Book Review: Kuroda Nagamasa to Nijūyonki – Kuroda Bushi no sekai by Kuroda Nagamasa to Nijūyonki Ten Jikkō Linkai

Book Review: Kuroda Nagamasa to Nijūyonki – Kuroda Bushi no sekai by Kuroda Nagamasa to Nijūyonki Ten Jikkō LinkaiTitle: Kuroda Nagamasa to Nijūyonki - Kuroda Bushi no sekai
Author: Kuroda Nagamasa to Nijūyonki Ten Jikkō Linkai
Publisher: Kuroda Nagamasa to Nijūyonki Ten Jikkō Linkai, 2008
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 201 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Tōsōgu
ID: B0096

 

A fabulous exhibition catalog about the Kuroda clan. Several Kuroda armours are off course in this really well produced catalog, but also many paintings and documents with samurai, armours, maps etc. The descriptions of the 213 items are also in English (in the back of the catalog)

Book Review: Igyō no yosooi – katchū bugu o chūshin ni by Tōmō Rekishi Shiryōkan

Book Review: Igyō no yosooi – katchū bugu o chūshin ni by Tōmō Rekishi ShiryōkanTitle: Igyō no yosooi - katchū bugu o chūshin ni
Author: Tōmō Rekishi Shiryōkan
Publisher: Tōmō Rekishi Shiryōkan, 2002
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures
Other: 32 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0095

Nice exhibition catalog with several early Edo or Momoyama pieces. exhibition was made in collaboration with the armour society.

Book Review: Bushi no inori – bugu ni miru shinbutsu no sugata by Nagoya-jō Kanri Jimusho-hen

Book Review: Bushi no inori – bugu ni miru shinbutsu no sugata by Nagoya-jō Kanri Jimusho-henTitle: Bushi no inori - bugu ni miru shinbutsu no sugata
Author: Nagoya-jō Kanri Jimusho-hen
Publisher: Nagoya-jō Kanri Jimusho-hen, 2001
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 56 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Statues, Tōsōgu
ID: B0094

Exhibition catalog with some famous, but also several non-famous pieces. Several gunbai are shown (from both sites). Most pictures are in black and white.

Book Review: Bushi no bi to kokoro – okayama no samuraitachi by Okayama Kenritsu Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Bushi no bi to kokoro – okayama no samuraitachi by Okayama Kenritsu HakubutsukanTitle: Bushi no bi to kokoro - okayama no samuraitachi
Author: Okayama Kenritsu Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Okayama Kenritsu Hakubutsukan, 2006
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures
Other: 64 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Statues, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0089

A nice and full color exhibition catalog that chronicles the armours and attributes of the samurai of the Okayama region.