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.
Title: Sengoku bushō no yosooi : igyō kabuto kara Yūjō menuki made Author: Sano Bijutsukan, Shin'ichi Kikuchi Publisher: Sano Bijutsukan, 2006 ISBN: 4-915857-62-X Language: Japanese, some English Illustrations: Color Pictures Other: 119 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Sōmen, Tōsōgu ID: B0119
Very nice catalog of an exhibition held in 2006 in the famous Sano Museum. A very nice selection of kawari kabuto, some armours, few sōmen and also a great selection of Goto Tōsōgu.
Very nice catalog from an exhibition in 1997 in Hiroshima castle about the Mōri (毛利) clan. With also nice pictures of several beautiful akodanari kabuto and interesting complete armour sets.
Title: Armures japonaises dans la collection Arman Author: Robert Burawoy Publisher: Provinciales, 1992 ISBN: None Language: French Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures Other: 24 pages, 32 cm by 24 cm, softcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Sōmen ID: B0035
A beautiful catalog from an exhibition in 1992 with pieces from the Arman collection. You will recognize pieces that became very famous a few years ago.
Title: Armures du Japon (20 mai - 18 juin 1994) Author: Robert Burawoy Publisher: Galerie Robert Burawoy, 1994 ISBN: None Language: French Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures Other: 15 pages, 32 cm by 32 cm, soft cover Topics:Bagu, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Sōmen, Tōsōgu ID: B0031
Thin but beautiful catalog from an exhibition in 1994 in the former Galerie Robert Burawoy. As usual with books from Mr. Burawoy, it has a special form factor, but the photography and items are very nice. You will recognize items that became quite famous later on (and expensive…).
This famous large format book is based on a Japanese armour exhibition that was held in the Kyōto National Museum in 1987. The large photos are excellent.
There is a much smaller (and much cheaper) catalog of the same exhibition also.
Title: Bushido International Journal of Japanese Arms (9 numbers)
Title: Sengoku bushō no yosooi : igyō kabuto kara Yūjō menuki made
Title: Kurogane - Seme to mamori bushi no bi
Title: Musha mamori no dezain
Title: Nihon katchū bugu ten
Title: Kaga han no katchū
Title: Mōrishi to chūgokuji no bushō ten
Title: Armures japonaises dans la collection Arman
Title: Armures du Japon (20 mai - 18 juin 1994)
Title: Nihon no katchū