Book Review: Kami ni natta tonosama by Takatsukishiritsu shiroato rekishikan

Book Review: Kami ni natta tonosama by Takatsukishiritsu shiroato rekishikanTitle: Kami ni natta tonosama : nagai jinja no meihō to takatsukihan shiroato rekishikan nagai naokiyo kanren
Author: Takatsukishiritsu Shiroato Rekishikan
Publisher: Takatsukishiritsu Shiroato Rekishikan, 2012
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 68 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Tōsōgu
ID: B0279

Nice catalog with some armours, documents, statues, and other samurai related items.

Book Review: Susume odawara hōjō shi by Negishi keiba kinen kōen uma no hakubutsukan

Book Review: Susume odawara hōjō shi by Negishi keiba kinen kōen uma no hakubutsukanTitle: Susume odawara hōjō shi
Author: Negishi keiba kinen kōen uma no hakubutsukan
Publisher: Bajibunkazaidan, 2011
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 63 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bagu, Documents, Kabuto, Kura, Paintings
ID: B0278

Nice exhibition catalog from the Equine museum of Japan (located in Yokohama). Many documents, some kabuto and kura.

Book Review: Heike nōkyō to Itsukushima no hōmotsu by Hiroshima Kenritsu Bijutsukan, Chūgoku Shinbunsha and NHK Chūgoku Sofuto Pura

Book Review: Heike nōkyō to Itsukushima no hōmotsu by Hiroshima Kenritsu Bijutsukan, Chūgoku Shinbunsha and NHK Chūgoku Sofuto PuraTitle: Heike nōkyō to Itsukushima no hōmotsu
Author: Chūgoku Shinbunsha, Hiroshima Kenritsu Bijutsukan, NHK Chūgoku Sofuto Pura
Publisher: Hiroshima Kenritsu Bijutsukan, 1997
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 199 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Nihontō, Paintings, Tōsōgu
ID: B0277

Beautiful catalog with important pieces from the Itsukushima shrine.

Book Review: Ieyasu no isan – Sunpu owakemono by Tokugawa Bijutsukan and Tokugawa Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Ieyasu no isan – Sunpu owakemono by Tokugawa Bijutsukan and Tokugawa HakubutsukanTitle: Ieyasu no isan - Sunpu owakemono
Author: Tokugawa Bijutsukan, Tokugawa Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Tokugawa Hakubutsukan, 1992
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 265 + 15 pages, 30 cm by 22.5cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0276

Beautiful 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.

Book Review: Tsuwamono domo no hikari to kage – Inage Saburō to Sono jidai by Kawasaki Shi Shimin Myūjiamu

Book Review: Tsuwamono domo no hikari to kage – Inage Saburō to Sono jidai by Kawasaki Shi Shimin MyūjiamuTitle: 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.

Book Review: Tokugawa gosanke ten by Kagawa-ken Rekishi Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Tokugawa gosanke ten by Kagawa-ken Rekishi HakubutsukanTitle: Tokugawa gosanke ten : kaikan kinen tokubetsuten
Author: Kagawa-ken Rekishi Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Kagawa-ken Rekishi Hakubutsukan, 2000
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 219 pages, 30 cm by 22 cm, softcover
Topics: Bagu, Bugu, Documents, Inrō, Kabuto, Menpō, Netsuke, Nihontō, Paintings, Tōsōgu
ID: B0274


Nice exhibition catalog with a wide range of items related to Tokugawa. Several armours.

Book Review: Echizen yamagatake to takeda shingen by Fukui Shiritsu Kyōdo Rekishi Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Echizen yamagatake to takeda shingen by Fukui Shiritsu Kyōdo Rekishi HakubutsukanTitle: 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.

Book Review: Shingen Kenshin, soshite densetsu no gunshi by Yamanashi Kenritsu Hakubutsukan, Niigata Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan, Ōsaka Rekishi Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Shingen Kenshin, soshite densetsu no gunshi by Yamanashi Kenritsu Hakubutsukan, Niigata Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan, Ōsaka Rekishi HakubutsukanTitle: 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.

Book Review: Yanagawa no bijutsu 2 by Yanagawashi Shi Henshū Iinkai

Book Review: Yanagawa no bijutsu 2 by Yanagawashi Shi Henshū IinkaiTitle: 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.

Book Review: Kabuto no mikata – zunari kabuto kō by Seiichi Asanao

Book Review: Kabuto no mikata – zunari kabuto kō by Seiichi AsanaoTitle: Kabuto no mikata : zunari kabuto kō
Author: Seiichi Asanao
Publisher: Yūzankaku Shuppan, 1988
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures, some color pictures
Other: 189 pages, 26 cm by 18.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents, Kabuto, Paintings
ID: B0266


This is the standard work on the evolution zunari kabuto and how they relate to other helmet types. This is the softcover edition. A hardcover edition also exist (B0265).