Book Review: Draghi e peonie – Capolavori dalla collezione giapponese – Museo Stibbert by Francesco Civita and Dominique Charles Fuchs

Book Review: Draghi e peonie – Capolavori dalla collezione giapponese – Museo Stibbert by Francesco Civita and Dominique Charles FuchsTitle: Draghi e peonie - Capolavori dalla collezione giapponese - Museo Stibbert
Author: Dominique Charles Fuchs, Francesco Civita
Publisher: Edizioni Polistampa, 1999
Language: Italian and English
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 85 pages, 28.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Nihontō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0107

Exhibition catalog of the interesting Stibbert Collection. A small part of the collection is in this catalog: kawari kabuto, armours, some sword fittings etc.

Book Review: Kabuto musha no haresugata by Nagoya-jō Bijutten Kaisai Iinkai

Book Review: Kabuto musha no haresugata by Nagoya-jō Bijutten Kaisai IinkaiTitle: Kabuto musha no haresugata
Author: Nagoya-jō Bijutten Kaisai Iinkai
Publisher: Nagoya-jō Bijutten Kaisai Iinkai, 1997
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 96 pages, 28.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Paintings
ID: B0101

Very nice exhibition catalog with 127 items, mostly kabuto. All kind of kabuto are present, suji, ko-boshi, akodanari, saiga, and many kawari kabuto.

 

 

Book Review: Sengoku fasshon – Bushō no bigaku by Tokugawa Bijutsukan

Book Review: Sengoku fasshon – Bushō no bigaku by Tokugawa BijutsukanTitle: Sengoku fasshon - Bushō no bigaku
Author: Tokugawa Bijutsukan
Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan, 2009
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 159 + 8 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Paintings, Teppō
ID: B0097

A beautiful exhibition catalog from the Tokugawa Museum in Nagoya. Large pictures of armour, kabuto, janbaori, paintings and even some guns.

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: Igyō no yosooi – katchū bugu o chūshin ni by Tōmō Rekishi Shiryōkan

Book Review: Igyō no yosooi – katchū bugu o chūshin ni by Tōmō Rekishi ShiryōkanTitle: Igyō no yosooi - katchū bugu o chūshin ni
Author: Tōmō Rekishi Shiryōkan
Publisher: Tōmō Rekishi Shiryōkan, 2002
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures
Other: 32 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0095

Nice exhibition catalog with several early Edo or Momoyama pieces. exhibition was made in collaboration with the armour society.

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.