Title: Meishō no yoroi kabuto monogatariOne of the many books written by Sasama-san.
Title: Nihon no kassen bugu jiten (zuroku)Encyclopedia of arms related things as they are illustrated in battle scrolls, mostly illustrated with line drawings.
Title: Katchūshi meikanFirst edition of the important overview of the known armor smiths at that time.
Title: Katchū kantei hikkeiThe book contains many (small) pictures of kabuto and their signatures, as well as line drawings, some of them about the construction of armor, tools used etc.
Title: Katchū to meishōBrief book of Sasama, with only a few pictures and illustrations of old armor from famous generals.
Title: Jidai kōshō Nihon kassen zutenOverview of military samurai equipment, in the typical Sasama line drawings.
Title: Zukai Nihon katchū jitenArmor encyclopedia with many black and white pictures, some line drawings (and a handful color illustrations).
Title: Nihon no katchū bugu jitenGreat armor encyclopedia with many pictures and drawings, covering all eras, types etc.
Title: Shumi no katchū
Author: Yoshihiko Sasama
Publisher: Yūzankaku, 1967
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white drawings, few Black and white pictures
Other: 286 pages, 26.5 cm by 19.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō
ID: B0267
One of the many books of Yoshihiko Sasama, richly illustrated with line drawings (and a few B&W pictures).
Title: Nihon katchū daizukan
Author: Yoshihiko Sasama
Publisher: Kashiwa Shobō, 1988
ISBN: 4-7601-0390-2 C3620
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Some color illustrations, many black and white illustrations
Other: 474 pages, 37 cm by 26.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Sōmen
ID: B0205
This is the famous (and originally very expensive – 80,000 yen) encyclopedia of Yoshihiko Sasama, also called: An Illustrated Book on Japanese Armor. Almost no pictures but many illustrations from Sasama. Of course, many illustrations come back in other publications, but the big advantage here is, that the book is big, so much more detail can be seen in the illustrations. One of his latest works, so content wise probably the most up to date.
