Samazamanaru ishō : somei no bi – The Charming World of Some-kawa, dyed leather

Samazamanaru ishō : somei no bi – The Charming World of Some-kawa, dyed leatherTitle: Samazamanaru ishō : somei no bi - The Charming World of Some-kawa, dyed leather
Author: Yatsushiro Shiritsu Hakubutsukan Mirai No Mori Myūjiamu
Publisher: Yatsushiro Shiritsu Hakubutsukan Mirai No Mori Myūjiamu, 1992
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and Black and white pictures
Other: 154 pages, 26 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Bagu, Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Paintings
ID: B0379

Very nice exhibition catalog with a focus on dyed leather as used in armor and armor related items. Would have been great of all pictures were in color.

Tokugawa shōgunke no meihouten: Kunōzan tōshōgū hizō By Nara Kenritsu Bijutsukan

Tokugawa shōgunke no meihouten: Kunōzan tōshōgū hizō By Nara Kenritsu BijutsukanTitle: Tokugawa shōgunke no meihouten: Kunōzan tōshōgū hizō
Author: Nara Kenritsu Bijutsukan
Publisher: Nara Kenritsu Bijutsukan, 1983
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures, few color pictures
Other: 26 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Bagu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Nihontō, Paintings, Teppō

Nice exhibition catalog about Tokugawa pieces from Kunōzan Tōshōgū

Musashi mitake jinja shozō kokuhō akaito odoshi no yoroi By Ōmeshi Kyōdo Hakubutsukan

Musashi mitake jinja shozō kokuhō akaito odoshi no yoroi By Ōmeshi Kyōdo HakubutsukanTitle: Musashi mitake jinja shozō kokuhō akaito odoshi no yoroi : Chōsa kōsatsu fukugen mozō hōkokusho
Author: Ōmeshi Kyōdo Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Ōmeshi Kyōdo iinkai, 1997
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 148 pages, 26 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents, Kabuto, Katchū
ID: B0373

Very nice report on the making of this famous replica (by Nishioka san), with lots of measurements and detail pictures.

Buke rekishi bijutten taiheiyō sensō-ten By Kyōto Arashiyama Bijutsukan

Buke rekishi bijutten taiheiyō sensō-ten By Kyōto Arashiyama BijutsukanTitle: Buke rekishi bijutten taiheiyō sensō-ten
Author: Kyōto Arashiyama Bijutsukan
Publisher: Kyōto Arashiyama Bijutsukan, 1982
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures
Other: 70 pages, 26 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Netsuke, Nihontō, Paintings, Sōmen, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0372

Very nice museum catalog from the now defunct Kyōto Arashiyama museum. Pictures are somewhat small and mostly overview pictures.

Katchū (Nihon no bijutsu No. 24) By Ozaki Motoharu

Katchū (Nihon no bijutsu No. 24) By Ozaki MotoharuTitle: Katchū (Nihon no bijutsu No. 24)
Author: Motoharu Ozaki
Publisher: Shibundo Publishing, 1968
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 110 pages, 23 cm by 18.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto, Katchū, Paintings
ID: B0371

Fabulous armor issue from this acclaimed series on Japanese arts. Many, many pictures, mostly black and white and with a heavy bias towards the older armors.