Title: Sōma no kabutoFantastic book by the Fukushima group of the Japanese Armour Society. Only 4 armours, but a huge amount of kabuto that were at that time in collections in Fukushima. Rare.
Title: Saotome ha kabuto shashin shūThis is a very rare book on Saotome kabuto by the main researcher on this superb school of Japanese samurai helmets, Teruo Orikasa. 26 years later, we made together a follow up book with “Helmets of the Soatome school” (B0182). One of the very few books that has multiple angle pictures of a kabuto as it should be. A must. I believe that the printing was limited to 200.
Title: Kinki no meikōVery nice and now rare publication from the Osaka regio branch (Kinki) of the The Armour society. Many pieces you will probably not find in any mainstream publication. Does also include several old akodanari kabuto and haramaki etc. Limited to 300.
Title: Iwakuni hakubutsukan + Kashiwabara korekushiyonVery nice catalog about two tōsōgu collections.
Title: The Lundgren Collection of Japanese Metalwork, Tuesday, 18 November 1997This is the auction catalog for the famous Lundgren collection. Many tōsōgu are in the catalog, but also an amazing collection of jizai okimono. Limited to 200.
Title: The Baur Collection Geneva - Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated MetalworkFantastic catalog in a series about the fabulous Baur Collection. This one focusses on the Japanese sword fittings in the collection. Limited to 1600.
Title: Armures Japonaises à la XXVIe Biennale des AntiquairesVery nice sales catalog of Jean-Christophe Charbonnier, with armours, kabuto, menpō, sōmen etc. Several pieces have several pictures from different angles, as a good book should have.
Title: Armures Japonaises à la XXVe Biennale des AntiquairesVery nice sales catalog of Jean-Christophe Charbonnier, with armours, kabuto, menpō, bugu, bagu etc. Very beautiful photography as usual, with multiple shots of an armour, as it should be.
Title: Japanese Art & HandicraftThis is a 1976 reprint edition from the original 1915 book, also known as the Red Cross book, as the book was a catalogue of a loan exhibition, used to help the British Red Cross during the first World War. It was at the time a pioneering work, especially related to tōsōgu. One of these amazing works that were published with a lot of love in the early 20th century.
Title: Zusetsu Nihontō yōgo jitenA fantastic encyclopedic work related to terminology in the nihontō and tōsōgu world. An English supplement/translation exist (that I don’t have yet).
