Title: Zōhin Senshū : Kanagawa Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan Author: Kanagawa Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan Publisher: Kanagawa-ken Bunkazai Kyōkai , 1995
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 106 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Ceramics ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ,
Paintings ,
Statues ID: B0285
Catalog from The Kanagawa Prefectural Historical Museum. Many paintings, ceramics etc. Two beautiful Kamakura era kabuto, one Momoyama era armour end one very nice Muromachi era haramaki.
Title: Osaka no jin to echizenzei Author: Fukui Shiritsu Kyodo Rekishi Hakubutsukan Publisher: Fukui Shiritsu Kyodo Rekishi Hakubutsukan , 2012
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 68 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Statues ,
Teppō ID: B0254
A nice exhibition catalog about Osaka castle and the power of Echizen. Besides several nice armours, also several castle maps and battle scrolls.
Title: Ashikaga-shi no rekishi : Takauji o unda sekai Author: Tochigi Kenritsu Hakubutsukan Publisher: Tochigi Kenritsu Hakubutsukan , 1985
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures
Other: 187 pages, 25.5 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Statues ID: B0250
Exhibition catalog about the history of the Ashikaga clan. Few armours, many documents and statues
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: Samurai Exquisite Warriors Author: Richard Béliveau Publisher: Les Éditions Libre Expression , 2012
ISBN: 978-2-7648-0815-3
Language: English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 142 pages, 28 cm by 21.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Statues ID: B0165
Very nice publication by Richard Béliveau, written at the occasion of the exhibition “Samurai – The Prestigious Collection of Richard Béliveau”, lavishly illustrated with pieces from his collection. Very nice photography.
Title: Antiquités du Japon Art du Samourai Author: Frantz Fray Publisher: Galerie Espace 4 , 2011
Language: French and English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 30 cm by 21 cm, Softcover
Topics: Bugu ,
Inrō ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ,
Netsuke ,
Statues ID: B0161
Nice sales catalog from Frantz Fray (Espace 4).
Title: Yamato to Azuma : bugu kara miru Yamato ōken to tōgoku tokubetsu ten Author: Yokohama-shi Furusato Rekishi Zaidan ,
Yokohamashi Rekishi Hakubutsukan Publisher: Yokohamashi Rekishi Hakubutsukan , 2004
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 199 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Statues ID: B0122
This is the best exhibition catalog that exist about pre-heian armours. The other (much more expensive) book that is THE bible for this kind of armour is Nihon jōdai no katchū by Masao Suenaga (B0206).
Title: 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.
Title: Bushi no bi to kokoro - okayama no samuraitachi Author: Okayama Kenritsu Hakubutsukan Publisher: Okayama Kenritsu Hakubutsukan , 2006
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures
Other: 64 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Statues ,
Teppō ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0089
A nice and full color exhibition catalog that chronicles the armours and attributes of the samurai of the Okayama region.
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Celebrating the beauty of Japanese samurai armour
Title: Zōhin Senshū : Kanagawa Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan
Title: Osaka no jin to echizenzei
Title: Ashikaga-shi no rekishi : Takauji o unda sekai
Title: Kanzōhin zuroku II
Title: Owari no tonosama monogatari : Owari tokugawake shodai yoshinao shūfū yonhyakunen
Title: Samurai Exquisite Warriors
Title: Antiquités du Japon Art du Samourai
Title: Yamato to Azuma : bugu kara miru Yamato ōken to tōgoku tokubetsu ten
Title: Bushi no inori - bugu ni miru shinbutsu no sugata
Title: Bushi no bi to kokoro - okayama no samuraitachi