Aizu Yukari No Bunkazai 250 ten ten By Aizu Bukeyashiki Bunkazai kanri-shitsu

Aizu Yukari No Bunkazai 250 ten ten By Aizu Bukeyashiki Bunkazai kanri-shitsuTitle: Aizu Yukari No Bunkazai 250 ten ten
Author: Aizu Bukeyashiki Bunkazai kanri-shitsu
Publisher: Aizu Bukeyashiki, 2000
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 95 pages, 26 cm by 18 cm
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Ceramics, Documents, Inrō, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Netsuke, Nihontō, Paintings, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0364

Nice exhibition catalog with all kind of items. About 9 armors.

Book Review: Tetsu to urushi no geijutsu : Kyōto Arashiyama Bijutsukan zōhinshū By Kyōto Arashiyama Bijutsukan

Book Review: Tetsu to urushi no geijutsu : Kyōto Arashiyama Bijutsukan zōhinshū By Kyōto Arashiyama BijutsukanTitle: Tetsu to urushi no geijutsu - Kyōto Arashiyama Bijutsukan zōhinshū
Author: Kyōto Arashiyama Bijutsukan
Publisher: Kyōto Arashiyama Bijutsukan, 1986
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures
Other: 95 pages, 26 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Inrō, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Netsuke, Nihontō, Sōmen, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0335

Great catalog of what must have been a superb museum: the Arashiyama Museum in Kyoto. Seems there are two versions of this catalog. One with the military collection also included, and one without (like this one).

Book Review: Art of the Samurai – Selections from the Tokyo National Museum by Kazutoshi Harada (ed.)

Book Review: Art of the Samurai – Selections from the Tokyo National Museum by Kazutoshi Harada (ed.)Title: Art of the Samurai - Selections from the Tokyo National Museum
Author: Kazutoshi Harada
Publisher: Bowers Museum, Tokyo National Museum, 2009
ISBN: 978-1-60743-579-2
Language: English
Illustrations: Color pictures
Other: 206 pages, 31 cm by 24 cm, hardcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Inrō, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Netsuke, Nihontō, Paintings, Tōsōgu
ID: B0295


Very nice catalog published at the occasion of the ‘Art of Samurai: Selections from the Tokyo National Museum’ exhibition in The Bowers Museum in 2009. The exhibition featured 80 superb pieces, nicely illustrated in this catalog.

Book Review: Tokugawa gosanke ten by Kagawa-ken Rekishi Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Tokugawa gosanke ten by Kagawa-ken Rekishi HakubutsukanTitle: 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.

Book Review: Kunst in Japan tijdens de Edo-periode 1603-1868 by Chantal Kozyreff

Book Review: Kunst in Japan tijdens de Edo-periode 1603-1868 by Chantal KozyreffTitle: Kunst in Japan tijdens de Edo-periode 1603-1868
Author: Chantal Kozyreff
Publisher: La Renaissance du Livre, 2003
ISBN: 2-8046-734-8
Language: Dutch
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 189 pages, 28.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Inrō, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Netsuke, Nihontō, Paintings, Tōsōgu
ID: B0173


Nice exhibition catalog about the collection of the Musée du Cinquantenaire – Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Bruxelles, with besides armour also tōsōgu, paintings, netsuke, inrō, ukiyō-e,…

The catalog does also exist in French.

Book Review: Arts of Asia May-June 1977 by W.H. Tilley

Book Review: Arts of Asia May-June 1977 by W.H. TilleyTitle: Arts of Asia May-June 1977
Author: W. H. Tilley
Publisher: Tuyet Nguyet, 1977
Language: English
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 104 pages, 30 cm by 23 cm, softcover
Topics: Inrō, Kabuto, Menpō, Netsuke, Sōmen, Tōsōgu
ID: B0171


This number of Arts of Asia contains an article on the history of Japanese armour, nothing ground breaking but nicely illustrated. The issue contains also interesting articles on inro, netsuke ukiyo-e and costumes of the noh theatre.

Book Review: Bulletin Association Franco-Japonaise No 16 Janvier 1987 by Bernard Fournier-Bourdier (ed.)

Book Review: Bulletin Association Franco-Japonaise No 16 Janvier 1987 by Bernard Fournier-Bourdier (ed.)Title: Bulletin Association Franco-Japonaise No 16 Janvier 1987
Author: Bernard Fournier-Bourdier
Publisher: Association Franco-Japonaise, 1987
Language: French
Illustrations: Black and white pictures
Other: 45 pages, 24 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Inrō, Kabuto, Nihontō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0149


Another number of the Bulletin Association Franco-Japonaise. This one contains mainly several interesting non-armour related articles. Only one beautiful kabuto by Yoshimichi Katsuyoshi (student of the famous Yoshimichi) is decribed by Robert Burawoy. In my copy, a small booklet (in English) was included with an Armour Glossary, also from Mr. Burawoy and an English translation of the magazine.

Book Review: Kawaguchi korekushon meihinsen – kirameku samurai āto by Takatsukishiritsu Shiroato Rekishikan

Book Review: Kawaguchi korekushon meihinsen – kirameku samurai āto by Takatsukishiritsu Shiroato RekishikanTitle: Kawaguchi korekushon meihinsen: kirameku samurai āto
Author: Takatsukishiritsu Shiroato Rekishikan
Publisher: Takatsukishiritsu Shiroato Rekishikan, 2010
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 40 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bugu, Inrō, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Nihontō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0085


Nice exhibition catalog with some very beautiful, late edo display armours. Also some other beautiful samurai related items in very good conditions like utsubo, jinbaori etc.

Book Review: Nihon no uma no ishō by Negishi Keiba Kinen Kōen

Book Review: Nihon no uma no ishō by Negishi Keiba Kinen KōenTitle: Nihon no uma no ishō
Author: Negishi Keiba Kinen Kōen
Publisher: Baji Bunka Zaidan, 1994
ISBN: None
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Many color pictures
Other: 129 pages, 30.5 cm by 21.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Ceramics, Inrō, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Mirrors, Netsuke, Nihontō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0028


Interesting book as all the items (including armour, tsuba etc) are in someway related to horses.