Category Archives: Book Review

Book Review: Bushi no inori – bugu ni miru shinbutsu no sugata by Nagoya-jō Kanri Jimusho-hen

Book Review: Bushi no inori – bugu ni miru shinbutsu no sugata by Nagoya-jō Kanri Jimusho-henTitle: 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.

Book Review: Kokuhō shiro ito odoshi yoroi fukugen hōkoku-sho by Izumoshi Kiyouikuiinkai

Book Review: Kokuhō shiro ito odoshi yoroi fukugen hōkoku-sho by Izumoshi KiyouikuiinkaiTitle: Kokuhō shiro ito odoshi yoroi fukugen hōkoku-sho
Author: Izumoshi Kiyouikuiinkai
Publisher: Izumoshi Kiyouikuiinkai, 1996
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 84 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents, Kabuto, Katchū
ID: B0093

This is a report that was written to journal the reproduction by Muneyuki Myôchin of a famous national treasure Ō-yoroi. Fascinating if you are interested in the making of old style samurai armour.

 

Book Review: Honkozane kurenai itoodoshi dōmaru – Ōhōri suwake denrai no meihō by Suwashi Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Honkozane kurenai itoodoshi dōmaru – Ōhōri suwake denrai no meihō by Suwashi HakubutsukanTitle: Honkozane kurenai itoodoshi dōmaru - Ōhōri suwake denrai no meihō
Author: Suwashi Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Suwashi Hakubutsukan, 2011
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures
Other: 12 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Katchū
ID: B0091

A small catalog that focussed on one interesting dō maru, with a lot of detail pictures. This is the way armours should be described.

Book Review: Katchū abumi tōsōgu – Kagahan no waza to dezain by Ishikawa Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Katchū abumi tōsōgu – Kagahan no waza to dezain by Ishikawa Kenritsu Rekishi HakubutsukanTitle: Katchū abumi tōsōgu - Kagahan no waza to dezain
Author: Ishikawa Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Ishikawa Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan, 1997
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures
Other: 182 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0090

An impressive catalog that focusses on Kaga, with armours, kabuto, abumi, tōsōgu,… Almost half is text that goes deeper in the history of these Kaga designs and artists.

 

Book Review: Bushi no bi to kokoro – okayama no samuraitachi by Okayama Kenritsu Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Bushi no bi to kokoro – okayama no samuraitachi by Okayama Kenritsu HakubutsukanTitle: 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.

Book Review: Murakami-ke bugu kankei shiryō chōsa oyobi shūri hōkoku-sho by Murakami Suigun Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Murakami-ke bugu kankei shiryō chōsa oyobi shūri hōkoku-sho by Murakami Suigun HakubutsukanTitle: Murakami-ke bugu kankei shiryō chōsa oyobi shūri hōkoku-sho
Author: Murakami Suigun Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Murakami Suigun Hakubutsukan, 2005
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Few color pictures, many black and white pictures
Other: 120 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto, Katchū
ID: B0088

A museum report on the restauration of some armour. Includes also some drawings for example for the waving pattern of the used laces. For people who are interested in the construction or reparation of armour.

Book Review: Kisō no dezain – Kawari kabuto to jinbaori by Santorī Bijutsukan

Book Review: Kisō no dezain – Kawari kabuto to jinbaori by Santorī BijutsukanTitle: Kisō no dezain - Kawari kabuto to jinbaori
Author: Santorī Bijutsukan
Publisher: Santorī Bijutsukan, 1986
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 76 pages, 28 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Paintings
ID: B0087

A very nice exhibition catalog with as topics kawari kabuto and jinbaori. Many pictures, minimal text. Too bad that not all pictures are in color.

Book Review: Kabuto – Busho no shinboru by Gyodashi Kyodo Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Kabuto – Busho no shinboru by Gyodashi Kyodo HakubutsukanTitle: Kabuto - Busho no shinboru
Author: Gyodashi Kyodo Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Gyodashi Kyodo Hakubutsukan, 2011
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 50 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō
ID: B0086

A very nice exhibition catalog with mainly kabuto and full armour sets. Some are famous, some don’t appear often in books or catalogs.

Book Review: Kawaguchi korekushon meihinsen – kirameku samurai āto by Takatsukishiritsu Shiroato Rekishikan

Book Review: Kawaguchi korekushon meihinsen – kirameku samurai āto by Takatsukishiritsu Shiroato RekishikanTitle: Kawaguchi korekushon meihinsen: kirameku samurai āto
Author: Takatsukishiritsu Shiroato Rekishikan
Publisher: Takatsukishiritsu Shiroato Rekishikan, 2010
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 40 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bugu, Inrō, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Nihontō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0085

Nice exhibition catalog with some very beautiful, late edo display armours. Also some other beautiful samurai related items in very good conditions like utsubo, jinbaori etc.