Title: Tokugawa shitenno honda tadakatsu to shisontachi : Okazaki hanshu e no kiseki Author: Okazakishi Bijutsu Hakubutsukan Publisher: Okazakishi Bijutsu Hakubutsukan , 2012
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 171 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ID: B0253
Nice Catalog about Honda Tadakatsu and his descendants.
Title: Sei to shi mononofu no bigaku Author: Hachigatajyō Rekishikan Publisher: Hachigatajyō Rekishikan , 2012
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 32 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ID: B0252
A thin but nice exhibition catalog with, as it should be, multiple views from armour and kabuto.
Title: Sengoku hyakunin Author: Tatsuya Naramoto Publisher: Heibonsha , 1973
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 186 pages, 29 cm by 22 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ,
Paintings ID: B0251
Old magazine with a nicely illustrated overview of 100 important players from the Sengoku period. Many such magazines exists (modern ones have better pictures of course).
Title: Kanzōhin zuroku II Author: Nagoya Hakubutsukan Publisher: Nagoya Hakubutsukan , 1987
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Black and white pictures, some color pictures
Other: 212 pages, 26.5 cm by 19 cm, hardcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Ceramics ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Statues ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0237
Extensive photo catalog of Selected items in the Nagoya City Museum. Only one armour, two sets of abumi and a few swords.
Title: Owari no tonosama monogatari : Owari tokugawake shodai yoshinao shūfū yonhyakunen Author: Tokugawa Bijutsukan Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan , 2007
ISBN: 4-88604-027-6 C0072
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 212 pages, 25.5 cm by 19 cm, softcover
Topics: Ceramics ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Statues ,
Teppō ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0236
Catalog about the 400 year history of the Owari Tokugawa Family. Very heavy document oriented.
Title: Tokugawa bijutsukan gaidobukku - The Tokugawa Art Museum guide book Author: Tokugawa Bijutsukan Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan , 2010
Language: Japanese and some English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 119 pages, 25.5 cm by 19 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bagu ,
Bugu ,
Ceramics ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Menpō ,
Mirrors ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Teppō ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0235
Nice overview guidebook from the Tokugawa Art Museum in Nagoya.
Title: Swords of the Samurai Author: Nobuo Ogasawara ,
Victor Harris Publisher: British Museum Publications , 1990
ISBN: 0-7141-1450-2
Language: English
Illustrations: Black and white and some color pictures
Other: 175 pages, 28 cm by 21.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0225
Very nice catalog that was published in 1990 at the occasion the the exhibition Swords of the Samurai then new Japanese Gallery at the British Museum. The catalog does not only contain a nice selection of swords, but also several famous armours, tsuba, koshirae etc.
Title: Meitō 100sen : Owari tokugawake denrai Author: Tokugawa Bijutsukan Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan , 1971
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures, Color illustrations
Other: 29.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bagu ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Teppō ID: B0219
Catalog with mainly Tokugawa related swords, but also a few armour, tōsōgu and many documents.
Title: Ashinoha-gō to meitōten Author: Takamatsu-shi Rekishi Shiryōkan Publisher: Takamatsu-shi Rekishi Shiryōkan , 2000
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 62 pages, 29.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0215
Nice catalog, mostly focussing on swords and tōsōgu, but it includes also one armour.
Title: Meihin zuroku Tokugawa Bijutsukan Author: Tokugawa Bijutsukan Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan , 1987
Language: Japanese and some English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 251 pages, 26.5 cm by 21.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Bugu ,
Ceramics ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Teppō ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0214
Nice catalog about the famous pieces from the Tokugawa Art Museum.
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Celebrating the beauty of Japanese samurai armour
Title: Tokugawa shitenno honda tadakatsu to shisontachi : Okazaki hanshu e no kiseki
Title: Sei to shi mononofu no bigaku
Title: Sengoku hyakunin
Title: Kanzōhin zuroku II
Title: Owari no tonosama monogatari : Owari tokugawake shodai yoshinao shūfū yonhyakunen
Title: Tokugawa bijutsukan gaidobukku - The Tokugawa Art Museum guide book
Title: Swords of the Samurai
Title: Meitō 100sen : Owari tokugawake denrai
Title: Ashinoha-gō to meitōten
Title: Meihin zuroku Tokugawa Bijutsukan
