Beautiful book published at the occasion of an exhibition held in 1976 around the marvelous Walter A. Compton Collection, probably the best collection on Japanese swords ever outside of Japan (or even maybe including Japan). See also the Christie’s catalogs (B0208-B0210), and One hundred masterpieces from the collection of Dr. Walter A. Compton (B0020).
Title: Samurai Opere della Collezione Koelliker e delle Raccolte Extraeuropee del Castello Sforzesco Author: Giuseppe Piva Publisher: Mazzotta, 2009 ISBN: 978-88-202-1921-5 Language: Italian Illustrations: Color Pictures Other: 143 pages, 30 cm by 24 cm, softcover Topics:Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Nihontō, Tōsōgu ID: B0176
Very beautiful exhibition catalog round the Koelliker collection. The exhibition was curated by Giuseppe Piva and contains also articles from Francesco Civita and others. Impressive.
Very nice exhibition catalog from 1984 with many pieces in European collections (private – mainly L.J. Anderson and Bernard Le Dauphin – and public) in 1984, and two top pieces from Yasukuni Jinja in Japan. The black and white pictures are often on the dark side, the color ones are much better. Also a French edition exist.
Nice exhibition catalog about the collection of the Musée du Cinquantenaire – Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Bruxelles, with besides armour also tōsōgu, paintings, netsuke, inrō, ukiyō-e,…
Title: Armes Japonaises dans les collections privées Françaises Author: Robert Burawoy Publisher: Galerie Robert Burawoy, 1977 Language: French Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures Other: 80 pages, 30.5 cm by 21.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Sōmen, Tōsōgu ID: B0169
This is a pioneering (exhibition) book from Robert Burawoy that shows the quality of the French collections already in the late 70’s. Some of these pieces are still in France, some have moved to other countries. A classic book. The hardcover is limited to 300, numbered and signed. There is also a softcover version.
Very nice catalog written by Ian Bottomley at the occasion of the exhibition “Shogun: The Life of Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu”, held at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, in collaboration with Nikko Toshogu Shrine in 2005. Lavishly illustrated with Tokugawa related armours, documents, fold out screen reproductions, and many other items.
Very nice publication by Richard Béliveau, written at the occasion of the exhibition “Samurai – The Prestigious Collection of Richard Béliveau”, lavishly illustrated with pieces from his collection. Very nice photography.
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