Title: Nihon katchūshi Vol 1. Yayoi jidai kara muromachi jidai Author: Ritta Nakanishi Publisher: Dai Nihon Kaiga, 2008 ISBN: 978-4-499-22954-8 C0031 Language: Japanese and English Illustrations: Color and black and white drawings Other: 96 pages, 25.5 by 26 cm, softcover Topics:Bagu, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura ID: B0146
This two volume book series, completely drawn, is actually quite interesting and well done. It is bi-lingual and shows nicely the evolution of armour over time. This first volume focusses on the early armours till Muromachi.
Bushido, the magazine that Robert Benson and Elton K. Ericson started to publish in 1979, lasted only 9 numbers but what an achievement it was. Each magazine contains interesting articles on armour, nihonto, tōsōgu and budō. I have only but admiration for what they accomplished in an age where it was quite hard (and expensive) to publish a partially color magazine.
Very nice museum catalog from the Sendai City Museum with armours, guns, swords, battle flags, abumi, kura etc. A newer edition was printed in 2006 that is full color.
Exhibition catalog of the interesting Stibbert Collection. A small part of the collection is in this catalog: kawari kabuto, armours, some sword fittings etc.
Title: Nihon katchūshi Vol 1. Yayoi jidai kara muromachi jidai
Title: Bushido International Journal of Japanese Arms (9 numbers)
Title: Buki bugu
Title: Daimyō no sonae : Katchū to buki
Title: Bujin no bi no sekai
Title: Nomaoi no rekishi o furikaeru
Title: Daimyō gusoku to sōma no bugu
Title: Draghi e peonie - Capolavori dalla collezione giapponese - Museo Stibbert
Title: Honda ke no noko takara
Title: Bugu no shitsugei