Book Review: Kawari kabuto – sengoku no kisō tengai by Kanagawa Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Kawari kabuto – sengoku no kisō tengai by Kanagawa Kenritsu Rekishi HakubutsukanTitle: Kawari kabuto - sengoku no kisō tengai
Author: Kanagawa Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Kanagawa Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan, 2002
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 127 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Paintings
ID: B0110

A fabulous exhibition catalog with many kawari kabuto. It is very nice to see for once the whole set (when available), and not only the kawari kabuto.

 

Book Review: Nakamura kōgatana shūshikan kitaku by Tetsuo Nakamura

Book Review: Nakamura kōgatana shūshikan kitaku by Tetsuo NakamuraTitle: Nakamura kōgatana shūshikan kitaku
Author: Tetsuo Nakamura
Publisher: Nakamura Kōgatana Shūshikan, 1999
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 112 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0109

Catalog that shows the collection of Tetsuo Nakamura (who changed his name later to Tetsuo Ii), as it is hosted in the Nakamura Armor and Swords Museum in Kyoto. Includes some famous pieces.

Book Review: Kassen to Bugu by Ishikawa Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Kassen to Bugu by Ishikawa Kenritsu Rekishi HakubutsukanTitle: Kassen to bugu
Author: Ishikawa Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Ishikawa Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan, 1998
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 130 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings
ID: B0108

A very nice balanced catalog: Several “war” screens with details, armours, kabuto, battle flags, gunbai, scrolls…

Book Review: Ashikaga takauji kō yukari no yoroi fukugen kiroku by Ashikaga-shi Kyōiku Iinkai

Book Review: Ashikaga takauji kō yukari no yoroi fukugen kiroku by Ashikaga-shi Kyōiku IinkaiTitle: Ashikaga takauji kō yukari no yoroi fukugen kiroku
Author: Ashikaga-shi Kyōiku Iinkai
Publisher: Ashikaga-shi Kyōiku Iinkai, 1990
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 67 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents, Kabuto, Katchū
ID: B0100

A fabulous report on the making of a faithful reproduction by Muneyuki Myōchin of the famous Ō-yoroi from the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Many color pictures (a few too dark) show the work in progress.

Book Review: Hidenaga to kōriyama yukari no hitobito by Yamato kōriyama-shi Hidenaga Hyakumango Kumatsuri Jikkō Iinkai henshū

Book Review: Hidenaga to kōriyama yukari no hitobito by Yamato kōriyama-shi Hidenaga Hyakumango Kumatsuri Jikkō Iinkai henshūTitle: 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.

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: 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: Kokuhō shiro ito odoshi yoroi fukugen hōkoku-sho by Izumoshi Kiyouikuiinkai

Book Review: Kokuhō shiro ito odoshi yoroi fukugen hōkoku-sho by Izumoshi KiyouikuiinkaiTitle: Kokuhō shiro ito odoshi yoroi fukugen hōkoku-sho
Author: Izumoshi Kiyouikuiinkai
Publisher: Izumoshi Kiyouikuiinkai, 1996
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 84 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents, Kabuto, Katchū
ID: B0093

This is a report that was written to journal the reproduction by Muneyuki Myôchin of a famous national treasure Ō-yoroi. Fascinating if you are interested in the making of old style samurai armour.