Title: Shūko jisshu1928 reproduction of the famous visual encyclopedia from the Edo-period (part 3 contains armor).
Title: Meishō o sasaeta gunshi-tachiFew armors, but all black and white.
Title: Hinomisaki jinja hōbutsushūCatalog about the treasures of the Hinomisaki shrine treasures. Includes 5 armors (among them a fabulous O-yoroi), an amazing helmet and two nodowa.
Title: Kofun jidai no katchūInteresting exhibition catalog about the real old armors from the kofun era.
Title: Toyotomi Hideyoshi ten : Hō-Taikō no ningenzō to Momoyama bijutsu no seikaExhibition catalog centered around Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Only two armors and one kabuto.
Title: Musashi bushi: shinsō kaikan kinen tokubetsutenOld exhibition catalog. Four armors, one kabuto. Very heavy on documents.
Title: Japan The Shaping of Daimyo Culture 1185-1868
Author: Yoshiaki Shimizu
Publisher: National Gallery of Art Washington, 1989
ISBN: 0-8946-8122-2
Language: English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 402 pages, 30 cm by 22.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Ceramics, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Statues, Tōsōgu
ID: B0296
Superb catalog for what must have been an amazing exhibition in the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Includes more then 20 mostly famous and superb armours.
Title: Hana - Ōsakajō Tenshukaku meihinshū = Hana - the Osaka Castle Museum collection
Author: Hiroshi Kitagawa, Kusuo Uchida, Takeru Watanabe
Publisher: Ōsakajō Tenshukaku, 1990
Language: Japanese and English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 216 pages, 28 cm by 23 cm, hardcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Statues, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0291
Fabulous book with many selected pieces from the 8,000 pieces in the Osaka Castle collection. The book, published to celebrate the centennial of the incorporation of Osaka as a city, is as it should be: bi-lingual, full with beautiful pictures and nice explanations. Not only many armours, but also many other samurai items, battle screens (with details) etc.
Title: Chōsokabe motochika morichika no eikō to zasetsu
Author: Kōchi Kenritsu Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan
Publisher: Kōchi Kenritsu Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan, 2001
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 74 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Paintings, Statues
ID: B0289
Exhibition catalog with many documents, paintings and four (partial) armours.
Title: Izumo-Seichi no shiho = Treasures from sacred Izumo
Author: Kodai Izumo Rekishi Hakubutsukan, Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Shimane Kenritsu Kodai Izumo Rekishi Hakubutsukan, 2012
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 100 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Paintings, Statues
ID: B0286
Catalog from a nice exhibition that was held in the Tōkyō National Museum a few years ago. Only one dō-maru armour, but much more interesting this time are the many bronze spears that were excavated.
