Title: Heike nōkyō to Itsukushima no hōmotsuBeautiful catalog with important pieces from the Itsukushima shrine.
Title: Ieyasu no isan - Sunpu owakemonoBeautiful exhibition catalog celebrating the 450th anniversary of the first Shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. Some of his famous armours, but also many other items from his household, documents etc.
Title: Tsuwamono domo no hikari to kage - Inage Saburō to Sono jidai
Author: Kawasaki Shi Shimin Myūjiamu
Publisher: Kawasaki Shi Shimin Myūjiamu, 2007
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 96 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Ceramics, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Paintings
ID: B0275
Exhibition catalog with material (some armour, many scrolls, documents, excavated materials…) from the 12-14th century.
Title: Echizen yamagatake to takeda shingen
Author: Fukui Shiritsu Kyodo Rekishi Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Fukui Shiritsu Kyodo Rekishi Hakubutsukan, 2007
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 29 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Paintings
ID: B0273
Thin exhibition catalog concerning the Echizen Yamagate family – Takeda Shingen relation. Only one armour and one kabuto, mainly interesting for some nice scrolls.
Title: Dai Tokugawa ten
Author: "Dai Tokugawa Ten" Shusai Jimukyoku, Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan
Publisher: "Dai Tokugawa Ten" Shusai Jimukyoku, 2007
Language: Japanese and some English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 309 pages, 30 cm by 23 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Ceramics, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Nihontō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0272
Beautiful catalog of a magnificent exhibition held in the Tokyo National Museum in 2007 : “Legacy of the Tokugawa – The glories and treasures of the last samurai dynasty”. The exhibition was the first time that major possessions of the Tokugawa Shoguns, the three branch Tokugawa Daimyos (Owari, Kii and Mito) and several shrines and temples are put together on display.
The all color catalog contains many items, including several of the famous Tokugawa armours.
Title: Shingen Kenshin, soshite densetsu no gunshi - Taiga dorama tokubetsuten fūrin kazan
Author: Niigata Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan, Ōsaka Rekishi Hakubutsukan, Yamanashi Kenritsu Hakubutsukan
Publisher: NHK Puromōshon, 2007
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 239 pages, 30 cm by 23 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings
ID: B0271
Very nice book related to Shingen Kenshin, published at the occasion of the taiga drama.
Title: Yanagawa no bijutsu 2 (Yanagawa Bunka Shiryō Shūsei, dai 3 shū 2)
Author: Yanagawashi Shi Henshū Iinkai
Publisher: Yanagawashi Shi Henshū Iinkai, 2007
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures few color pictures
Other: 464+42 pages, 30 cm by 23 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Ceramics, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Tōsōgu
ID: B0270
Nice catalog about the many art objects from Yanagawa. Some very interesting armour related items are also displayed, among many other items.
Title: A glossary of the construction, decoration and use of arms and armor in all countries and in all times, together with some closely related subjects
Author: George Cameron Stone
Publisher: Jack Brussel, 1961 (1934)
Language: English
Illustrations: Black and white pictures, and line drawings
Other: 694 pages, 28.5 cm by 22 cm, hardcover
Topics: History, Katchū
ID: B0269
A classic work. Fabulous overview of all kinds of arms and armor form all over the world. Originally published in 1934, it remains one of the best overview works written on this topic. This is the version of 1961. Wikipedia entry of George Cameron Stone: entry.
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 meihin shū
Author: Nihon katchū kenkyū hozon kai Nagano-ken shibu
Publisher: Nihon katchū kenkyū hozon kai Nagano-ken shibu, 1977
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures
Other: 369 pages, 26.5 cm by 19 cm, hardcover
Topics: Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura
ID: B0264
Although the quality of the pictures could be much better, the book gives a nice view on the armours that were mainly held at the time of publication in the Nagano area. There is no detailed description of the armours. The back of the book contains some reprints of an armour newsletter of Nagano branch of the armour society.
