Book Review: Draghi e peonie – Capolavori dalla collezione giapponese – Museo Stibbert by Francesco Civita and Dominique Charles Fuchs

Book Review: Draghi e peonie – Capolavori dalla collezione giapponese – Museo Stibbert by Francesco Civita and Dominique Charles FuchsTitle: Draghi e peonie - Capolavori dalla collezione giapponese - Museo Stibbert
Author: Dominique Charles Fuchs, Francesco Civita
Publisher: Edizioni Polistampa, 1999
Language: Italian and English
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 85 pages, 28.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Nihontō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0107

Exhibition catalog of the interesting Stibbert Collection. A small part of the collection is in this catalog: kawari kabuto, armours, some sword fittings etc.

Book Review: Kabuto musha no haresugata by Nagoya-jō Bijutten Kaisai Iinkai

Book Review: Kabuto musha no haresugata by Nagoya-jō Bijutten Kaisai IinkaiTitle: Kabuto musha no haresugata
Author: Nagoya-jō Bijutten Kaisai Iinkai
Publisher: Nagoya-jō Bijutten Kaisai Iinkai, 1997
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 96 pages, 28.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Paintings
ID: B0101

Very nice exhibition catalog with 127 items, mostly kabuto. All kind of kabuto are present, suji, ko-boshi, akodanari, saiga, and many kawari kabuto.

 

 

Book Review: Ashikaga takauji kō yukari no yoroi fukugen kiroku by Ashikaga-shi Kyōiku Iinkai

Book Review: Ashikaga takauji kō yukari no yoroi fukugen kiroku by Ashikaga-shi Kyōiku IinkaiTitle: Ashikaga takauji kō yukari no yoroi fukugen kiroku
Author: Ashikaga-shi Kyōiku Iinkai
Publisher: Ashikaga-shi Kyōiku Iinkai, 1990
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 67 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents, Kabuto, Katchū
ID: B0100

A fabulous report on the making of a faithful reproduction by Muneyuki Myōchin of the famous Ō-yoroi from the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Many color pictures (a few too dark) show the work in progress.

Book Review: Matsui bunko no buki to bugu by Kumamoto Kenritsu Bijutsukan

Book Review: Matsui bunko no buki to bugu by Kumamoto Kenritsu BijutsukanTitle: Matsui bunko no buki to bugu
Author: Kumamoto Kenritsu Bijutsukan
Publisher: Kumamoto Kenritsu Bijutsukan, 1994
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 175 pages, 28.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Nihontō, Paintings, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0098

A very nice catalog from the Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art. Many Samurai items are display with nice (mostly) color pictures: Armours, swords, abumi, bows, guns etc.

Book Review: Sengoku fasshon – Bushō no bigaku by Tokugawa Bijutsukan

Book Review: Sengoku fasshon – Bushō no bigaku by Tokugawa BijutsukanTitle: Sengoku fasshon - Bushō no bigaku
Author: Tokugawa Bijutsukan
Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan, 2009
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 159 + 8 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Paintings, Teppō
ID: B0097

A beautiful exhibition catalog from the Tokugawa Museum in Nagoya. Large pictures of armour, kabuto, janbaori, paintings and even some guns.