Book Review: Osaka no jin to echizenzei by Fukui Shiritsu Kyodo Rekishi Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Osaka no jin to echizenzei by Fukui Shiritsu Kyodo Rekishi HakubutsukanTitle: 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.

 

Book Review: Tokugawa shitenno honda tadakatsu to shisontachi – Okazaki hanshu e no kiseki by Okazakishi Bijutsu Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Tokugawa shitenno honda tadakatsu to shisontachi – Okazaki hanshu e no kiseki by Okazakishi Bijutsu HakubutsukanTitle: Tokugawa shitenno honda tadakatsu to shisontachi : Okazaki hanshu e no kiseki
Author: Okazakishi Bijutsu Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Okazakishi Bijutsu Hakubutsukan, 2012
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 171 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings
ID: B0253

Nice Catalog about Honda Tadakatsu and his descendants.

Book Review: Sengoku hyakunin by Tatsuya Naramoto

Book Review: Sengoku hyakunin by Tatsuya NaramotoTitle: Sengoku hyakunin
Author: Tatsuya Naramoto
Publisher: Heibonsha, 1973
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 186 pages, 29 cm by 22 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Paintings
ID: B0251

Old magazine with a nicely illustrated overview of 100 important players from the Sengoku period. Many such magazines exists (modern ones have better pictures of course).

Book Review: Ashikaga-shi no rekishi – Takauji o unda sekai by Tochigi Kenritsu Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Ashikaga-shi no rekishi – Takauji o unda sekai by Tochigi Kenritsu HakubutsukanTitle: 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

Book Review: Kanzōhin zuroku II by Nagoya Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Kanzōhin zuroku II by Nagoya HakubutsukanTitle: 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.

Book Review: Owari no tonosama monogatari by Tokugawa Bijutsukan

Book Review: Owari no tonosama monogatari by Tokugawa BijutsukanTitle: 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.

 

Book Review: Tokugawa bijutsukan gaidobukku – The Tokugawa Art Museum guide book by Tokugawa Bijutsukan

Book Review: Tokugawa bijutsukan gaidobukku – The Tokugawa Art Museum guide book by Tokugawa BijutsukanTitle: Tokugawa bijutsukan gaidobukku - The Tokugawa Art Museum guide book
Author: Tokugawa Bijutsukan
Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan, 2010
Language: Japanese and some English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 119 pages, 25.5 cm by 19 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Ceramics, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Mirrors, Nihontō, Paintings, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0235

Nice overview guidebook from the Tokugawa Art Museum in Nagoya.

Book Review: Swords of the Samurai by Victor Harris and Nobuo Ogasawara

Book Review: Swords of the Samurai by Victor Harris and Nobuo OgasawaraTitle: Swords of the Samurai
Author: Nobuo Ogasawara, Victor Harris
Publisher: British Museum Publications, 1990
ISBN: 0-7141-1450-2
Language: English
Illustrations: Black and white and some color pictures
Other: 175 pages, 28 cm by 21.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Tōsōgu
ID: B0225

Very nice catalog that was published in 1990 at the occasion the the exhibition Swords of the Samurai then new Japanese Gallery at the British Museum. The catalog does not only contain a nice selection of swords, but also several famous armours, tsuba, koshirae etc.

Book Review: Meitō 100sen – Owari tokugawake denrai by Tokugawa Bijutsukan

Book Review: Meitō 100sen – Owari tokugawake denrai by Tokugawa BijutsukanTitle: Meitō 100sen : Owari tokugawake denrai
Author: Tokugawa Bijutsukan
Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan, 1971
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures, Color illustrations
Other: 29.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bagu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Teppō
ID: B0219

Catalog with mainly Tokugawa related swords, but also a few armour, tōsōgu and many documents.