Title: One hundred masterpieces from the collection of Dr. Walter A. Compton Author: Sebastian Izzard Publisher: Christie Manson & Woods International Inc., 1992 ISBN: 1-880907-00-3 Language: English Illustrations: Color and Black and white pictures Other: 321 pages, 37 cm by 26.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Nihontō, Tōsōgu ID: B0020
Gorgeous book about what was considered the best western collection of swords in the west, before it was auctioned after the death of Mr. Compton. Beautiful photography. Also worthwhile are the three auction catalogs and a book about an exhibition of part of the collection.
This is a beautiful book published by the Tōkyō National Museum after the big 1976 exhibition.
Mostly old armours, swords, koshirae etc.
The sode on the cover are from my all time favorite dōmaru in the National Museum.
Title: Genshoku nihon no bijutsu katchū to tōken (21) Author: Kanzan Satō, Motoharu Ozaki Publisher: Shōgakkan, 1993 (1970) ISBN: 4-09-663125-6 Language: Japanese with some English Illustrations: Many color and black and white pictures Other: 250 pages, 35.5 cm by 26.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Tōsōgu ID: B0018
This is part 21 of a 30 volume book series. In a later edition, the series was extended to 32, and this volume became nr. 25. Content is identical as far as I can tell.
Beautiful color pictures, mostly from old armour and swords.
Title: Zaigai nihon no shihō (10) kōgei Author: Tetsurō Kitamura Publisher: Mainichi Shinbunsha, 1981 ISBN: 0370-611150-7904 Language: Japanese and some English Illustrations: Many color and black and white pictures Other: 141 pages, 35.5 cm by 26.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Ceramics, Kabuto, Katchū, Mirrors, Nihontō, Paintings, Tōsōgu ID: B0016
This beautiful book is part of a 10 volume set that focuses on Japanese art in Western collections. This part does not contain much armour, but has some of the best pictures available of the famous ō-yoroi in the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
The third of the official Japanese Armour Society (Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai – NKBKHK) books with pictures and descriptions of the next 130 jūyō graded armours and samurai related items (#261-#390). Overall, the quality of the black and white pictures has increased although some are still too small or of not good enough quality. Most items are from the Edo period. Most items are tucked away in private collections, so this book is for many of these probably the only way to get some documentation.
In total 5 books exist (as of 2014) in this series. All of them were quite expensive when published as they were printed in very small quantities. Every item has a picture (on the left side of the book) and an objective description of the item on the right site, with also the time period for which the item got the jūyō (top) grade. Grades are given in a yearly Shinsa session, with a jury of senior society members.
The first of the official Japanese Armour Society (Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai – NKBKHK) books with pictures and descriptions of the first 130 jūyō graded armours and samurai related items (#1-#130). The black and white pictures in the first volumes of this series are not always of a good quality. A large amount of the items however are Muromachi period or earlier and are tucked away in private collections, so this book is for many of these probably the only way to get some documentation.
In total 5 books exist (as of 2014) in this series. All of them were quite expensive when published as they were printed in very small quantities. Every item has a picture (on the left side of the book) and an objective description of the item on the right site, with also the time period for which the item got the jūyō (top) grade. Grades are given in a yearly Shinsa session, with a jury of senior society members.
Title: One hundred masterpieces from the collection of Dr. Walter A. Compton
Title: Nihon no buki bugu (Tokubetsuten zuroku)
Title: Genshoku nihon no bijutsu katchū to tōken (21)
Title: Zaigai nihon no shihō (10) kōgei
Title: Kunzan tōshōgū densei no bunkazai
Title: Katchū bugu jūyō bunka shiryō zuryoku (vol. 3)
Title: Katchū bugu jūyō bunka shiryō zuryoku (vol. 1)