Title: Ashikaga-shi no rekishi : Takauji o unda sekaiExhibition catalog about the history of the Ashikaga clan. Few armours, many documents and statues
Title: Kanzōhin zuroku IIExtensive photo catalog of Selected items in the Nagoya City Museum. Only one armour, two sets of abumi and a few swords.
Title: Owari no tonosama monogatari : Owari tokugawake shodai yoshinao shūfū yonhyakunenCatalog about the 400 year history of the Owari Tokugawa Family. Very heavy document oriented.
Title: Tokugawa bijutsukan gaidobukku - The Tokugawa Art Museum guide bookNice overview guidebook from the Tokugawa Art Museum in Nagoya.
Title: Swords of the SamuraiVery 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.
Title: Meitō 100sen : Owari tokugawake denraiCatalog with mainly Tokugawa related swords, but also a few armour, tōsōgu and many documents.
Title: Ashinoha-gō to meitōtenNice catalog, mostly focussing on swords and tōsōgu, but it includes also one armour.
Title: Meihin zuroku Tokugawa BijutsukanNice catalog about the famous pieces from the Tokugawa Art Museum.
Title: Tokugawa Bijutsukan no meikoku (Treasures from the Tokugawa Art Museum 1)Great catalog from the Tokugawa Art Museum that covers famous treasures from it’s collection.
Title: Nihon jōdai no katchū - Nihon jōdai no bukiThis fabulous book set is actually a 1981 reprint of two books, one from 1941 and one from 1944 (B0262), completely dedicated to the old, pre-Heian, armours of Japan. It includes also study reproductions. Masao Suenaga is one of the handful armour researchers that people still talk about with a lot of respect. The book set was originally sold for 145,000 yen…
