Book Review: Mononofu no yosooi: Odawara hachi to nihon katchū no meihin by Odawara shi, Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozonkai

Book Review: Mononofu no yosooi: Odawara hachi to nihon katchū no meihin by Odawara shi, Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū HozonkaiTitle: Mononofu no yosooi: Odawara hachi to nihon katchū no meihin
Author: Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozonkai, Odawara shi
Publisher: Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozonkai, 2001
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 47 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō
ID: B0130

Nice catalog of an exhibition co-organized by the Japanese armour society with full armour sets and kabuto. Pictures of the mei of the kabuto (when available) are also for once included.

Book Review: Rekishi no kuni izumi meitō katchū ten by Izumi-shi Kyōiku Iinkai

Book Review: Rekishi no kuni izumi meitō katchū ten by Izumi-shi Kyōiku IinkaiTitle: Rekishi no kuni izumi meitō katchū ten
Author: Izumi-shi Kyōiku Iinkai
Publisher: Izumi-shi Kyōiku Iinkai, 2002
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 102 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0129

The catalog has a strong bias towards swords, but also contains a nice selection of menpō, kabuto and full armours.

Book Review: Saiga no kabuto o saguru by Wakayamashiritsu Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Saiga no kabuto o saguru by Wakayamashiritsu HakubutsukanTitle: Saiga no kabuto o saguru : saiga bachi no keifu shūki
Author: Wakayamashiritsu Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Wakayamashi Kyōiku Iinkai, 2003
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 88 pages, 3 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Paintings
ID: B0127

This is the best catalog about saiga kabuto and it’s evolution. A must for people who like this rather unique stile of kabuto.

Book Review: Zōkei no bi – Tōsei gusoku no sekai by Nomaoi No Sato Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan

Book Review: Zōkei no bi – Tōsei gusoku no sekai by  Nomaoi No Sato Rekishi Minzoku ShiryōkanTitle: Zōkei no bi : Tōsei gusoku no sekai
Author: Nomaoi No Sato Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan
Publisher: Nomaoi No Sato Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan, 1997
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 33 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō
ID: B0125

Another nice catalog with armours from the Soma area, famous the fabulous Soma Nomaoi samurai festival. Multiple pictures per set, and including also a few pictures of the inside of the dō (in cases of folded open dō).

Book Review: Nomaoi no rekishi o furikaeru by Nomaoi No Sato Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan

Book Review: Nomaoi no rekishi o furikaeru by Nomaoi No Sato Rekishi Minzoku ShiryōkanTitle: Nomaoi no rekishi o furikaeru
Author: Nomaoi No Sato Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan
Publisher: Nomaoi No Sato Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan, 1996
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 47 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō
ID: B0124

Very nice catalog with armours from the Soma area, famous for the fabulous Soma Nomaoi samurai festival.

Book Review: Daimyō gusoku to sōma no bugu by Nomaoi No Sato Haramachi Shiritsu Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Daimyō gusoku to sōma no bugu by  Nomaoi No Sato Haramachi Shiritsu HakubutsukanTitle: Daimyō gusoku to sōma no bugu
Author: Nomaoi No Sato Haramachi Shiritsu Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Nomaoi No Sato Haramachi Shiritsu Hakubutsukan, 2003
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 46 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Paintings
ID: B0123

Nice catalog with armours from the Soma area, famous for the fabulous Soma Nomaoi samurai festival.

Book Review: Mononofu no biishiki – Kawari kabuto to kawari gusoku by Oyama Shiritsu Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Mononofu no biishiki – Kawari kabuto to kawari gusoku by Oyama Shiritsu HakubutsukanTitle: Mononofu no biishiki: Kawari kabuto to kawari gusoku
Author: Oyama Shiritsu Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Oyama Shiritsu Hakubutsukan, 2011
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 52 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō
ID: B0121

Very nice catalog of kawari kabuto and kawari gusoku pieces from one of the finest private collections in Japan. Does not contain the fancy high class eye candy, but the real stuff that was used in the (battle)field.

Book Review: Samourai – armure du guerrier by Jean-Pierre Saccani (ed.)

Book Review: Samourai – armure du guerrier by Jean-Pierre Saccani (ed.)Title: Samourai: armure du guerrier
Author: Jean-Pierre Saccani
Publisher: Beaux-arts/TTM editions, 2011
ISBN: 978-2-84278-888-9
Language: French
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 42 pages, 28.5 by 22 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Paintings, Tōsōgu
ID: B0120

This can be considered the ‘very light’ version of the catalog for the fabulous exhibition held in Paris in 2011 (and later in many places in the world) of the Barbier-Mueller collection. The big catalog is a must have.