Title: Daimyō no sonae : Katchū to buki Author: Tokugawa Bijutsukan Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan , 1996
ISBN: 4-88604-020-9 C0070
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 150 pages, 26 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bagu ,
Bugu ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Teppō ID: B0134
Fabulous catalog of the Tokugawa Art Museum. Armours, kabuto, guns, battle flags, spears, jinbaori, documents, etc. All in color.
Title: Takeda jinja no shūzōhin zuroku Author: Haruo Ueno ,
Takeda Jinja Publisher: Takeda Jinja , 1998
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 81 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Teppō ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0133
Very nicely balanced catalog about the Takeda clan: armours, documents, paintings, swords etc. Included is also a dō that is made out of bamboo, said from the sengoku jidai.
Title: Meitō hyaku tō ten Author: Okayama Ritsu Hakubutsukan Publisher: Okayama Ritsu Hakubutsukan , 1990
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 47 pages, 27 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto ID: B0132
Great catalog with 105 kabuto, 12 of them in color.
Title: Hachisukake no katchū : buke no shōchō Author: Tokushimajō Hakubutsukan Publisher: Tokushima shiritsu tokushimajō hakubutsukan , 1995
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 48 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ID: B0131
Very nice catalog with many armours and kabuto.
Title: Mononofu no yosooi: Odawara hachi to nihon katchū no meihin Author: Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozonkai ,
Odawara shi Publisher: Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozonkai , 2001
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 47 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ID: B0130
Nice catalog of an exhibition co-organized by the Japanese armour society with full armour sets and kabuto. Pictures of the mei of the kabuto (when available) are also for once included.
Title: Rekishi no kuni izumi meitō katchū ten Author: Izumi-shi Kyōiku Iinkai Publisher: Izumi-shi Kyōiku Iinkai , 2002
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 102 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ,
Nihontō ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0129
The catalog has a strong bias towards swords, but also contains a nice selection of menpō, kabuto and full armours.
Title: Nihon no katchū : Iwasakijō no jidai Author: Iwasakijō Rekishi Kinenkan Publisher: Iwasakijō Rekishi Kinenkan , 1997
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 20 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ID: B0128
Thin but nice catalog with mainly muromachi and momoyama era kabuto, dō and armours.
Title: Saiga no kabuto o saguru : saiga bachi no keifu shūki Author: Wakayamashiritsu Hakubutsukan Publisher: Wakayamashi Kyōiku Iinkai , 2003
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 88 pages, 3 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ,
Paintings ID: B0127
This is the best catalog about saiga kabuto and it’s evolution. A must for people who like this rather unique stile of kabuto.
Title: Bujin no bi no sekai Author: Iwakuni Bijutsukan Publisher: Iwakuni Bijutsukan , 1998
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 89 pages、30cm by 21cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bugu ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Menpō ,
Paintings ,
Teppō ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0126
Beautiful catalog with a nice balance of armours, kabuto, jinbaori, kura and abumi, tōsōgu, laquerwork etc.
Title: Zōkei no bi : Tōsei gusoku no sekai Author: Nomaoi No Sato Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan Publisher: Nomaoi No Sato Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan , 1997
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 33 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Menpō ID: B0125
Another nice catalog with armours from the Soma area, famous the fabulous Soma Nomaoi samurai festival. Multiple pictures per set, and including also a few pictures of the inside of the dō (in cases of folded open dō).
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Celebrating the beauty of Japanese samurai armour
Title: Daimyō no sonae : Katchū to buki
Title: Takeda jinja no shūzōhin zuroku
Title: Meitō hyaku tō ten
Title: Hachisukake no katchū : buke no shōchō
Title: Mononofu no yosooi: Odawara hachi to nihon katchū no meihin
Title: Rekishi no kuni izumi meitō katchū ten
Title: Nihon no katchū : Iwasakijō no jidai
Title: Saiga no kabuto o saguru : saiga bachi no keifu shūki
Title: Bujin no bi no sekai
Title: Zōkei no bi : Tōsei gusoku no sekai
