Title: Toyotomi-ke no meihō : Heisei no daikaishū shunkō Hideyoshi yonhyakkaiki kinen - Rare Treasures of the Toyotomi Family Author: Ōsakajō Tenshukaku Publisher: Ōsakajō Tenshukaku Tokubetsu Jigyō Iinkai , 1997
Language: Japanese and some English
Illustrations: Color pictures
Other: 111 pages, 26 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bagu ,
Bugu ,
Ceramics ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0395
Great exhibition catalog with a very nice balanced set of treasures from the Toyotomi family. Few armors and kabuto.
Title: Katchū bugu no bi Author: Satō Hakubutsukan Publisher: Satō Hakubutsukan , 1980
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 26 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bugu ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ID: B0388
Nice museum catalog with many armors and kabuto. Some B&W pictures are rather dark.
Title: 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.
Title: Nikkō Tōshōgū no hōmotsu Author: Nikkō Tōshōgū Shamusho Publisher: Nikkō Tōshōgū Shamusho , 1985
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 26 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Ceramics ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0378
Nice catalog of the famous Nikkō Tōshōgū, but only one armor and one kabuto.
Title: Shimada bijutsukan hyakusen Author: Shimada Bijutsukan Publisher: Shimada Bijutsukan , 1982
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and Black and white pictures
Other: 26 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bagu ,
Bugu ,
Ceramics ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0377
Very well balanced exhibition catalog.
Title: Nikkō Tōshōgū no hōmotsu Author: Nikkō Tōshōgū Shamusho Publisher: Nikkō Tōshōgū Shamusho , 1985
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 26 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bagu ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0376
Nice catalog of the famous Nikkō Tōshōgū, but only one armor and one kabuto.
Title: Dai jyū go kai kinen meihin ten Author: Nagoya-jō Tenshukaku Publisher: Nagoya-jō Tenshukaku , 1982
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 96 pages, 26 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi ,
Bagu ,
Ceramics ,
Documents ,
Kabuto ,
Katchū ,
Kura ,
Nihontō ,
Paintings ,
Teppō ,
Tōsōgu ID: B0375
Title: 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
Title: 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.
Title: 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.
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Celebrating the beauty of Japanese samurai armour
Title: Toyotomi-ke no meihō : Heisei no daikaishū shunkō Hideyoshi yonhyakkaiki kinen - Rare Treasures of the Toyotomi Family 
Title: Katchū bugu no bi
Title: Samazamanaru ishō : somei no bi - The Charming World of Some-kawa, dyed leather
Title: Nikkō Tōshōgū no hōmotsu
Title: Shimada bijutsukan hyakusen
Title: Nikkō Tōshōgū no hōmotsu
Title: Dai jyū go kai kinen meihin ten
Title: Tokugawa shōgunke no meihouten: Kunōzan tōshōgū hizō
Title: Buke rekishi bijutten taiheiyō sensō-ten
Title: Katchū (Nihon no bijutsu No. 24)