Title: Sengoku katchū shū - ketteibanAuthor: Izawa Shōji Publisher: Gakken, 2003
ISBN: 4-05-602892-3
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 181 pages, 25.5 by 18.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Menpō,
Tōsōgu ID: B0405
Great book aimed at the general public, with a focus on armor from the Sengoku period.
Title: Koten sankō zurokuAuthor: Keizō Suzuki Publisher: Kokugakuin kōtō gakkō, 1988
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 212 pages, 26 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi,
Bagu,
Bugu,
Documents,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Kura,
Paintings,
Tōsōgu ID: B0402
Very nicely illustrated book with old and replica armor, but mainly (replica) clothing from the medieval period.
Title: Samurai Armies 1550-1615Author: Stephen R. Turnbull,
Richard Hook Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 1979
ISBN: 0-85045-302-X
Language: English
Illustrations: Black and white pictures, color illustrations
Other: 40 pages, 25 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Paintings,
Samurai,
Teppō,
Tōsōgu ID: B0399
Brief introduction to samurai armies from the sengoku period, with nice color drawings.
Title: Hinomisaki jinja hōbutsushūAuthor: Izumo Bunka Densyōkan Publisher: Izumo Bunka Denshōkan, 1995
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures
Other: 38 pages, 26 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu,
Documents,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Nihontō,
Paintings,
Statues,
Teppō,
Tōsōgu ID: B0397
Catalog about the treasures of the Hinomisaki shrine treasures. Includes 5 armors (among them a fabulous O-yoroi), an amazing helmet and two nodowa.
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: Samurai bijutsu/Samurai Art No. 59Author: Japan Sword Co. Publisher: Japan Sword Co. Ltd., 1995
Language: Japanese and English
Illustrations: Color pictures
Other: 23 pages, 16 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi,
Bugu,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Menpō,
Sōmen,
Teppō,
Tōsōgu ID: B0392
Nice (sales) catalog from the Japan Sword company
Title: Samurai bijutsu/Samurai Art No. 57Author: Japan Sword Co. Publisher: Japan Sword Co. Ltd., 1992
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures
Other: 23 pages, 16 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Nihontō,
Teppō,
Tōsōgu ID: B0391
Nice (sales) catalog from the Japan Sword company
Title: Eisei bunko no buki buguAuthor: Kumamoto Kenritsu Bijutsukan Publisher: Kumamoto Kenritsu Bijutsukan, 1978
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures, few color pictures
Other: 26 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi,
Bagu,
Bugu,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Kura,
Nihontō,
Tōsōgu ID: B0387
Very nice exhibition catalog with a large amount of Hosokawa related armor items from the Eisei Bunku Museum collection.
Title: Ōyamazumi jinjaAuthor: Ōyamazumi Jinja Publisher: Ōyamazumi Jinja, 1989
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 76 pages, 24 cm by 25 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi,
Bugu,
Documents,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Nihontō,
Tōsōgu ID: B0385
Very nice overview catalog from pieces at the amazing Ōyamazumi jinja. This is an older version of B0384.
Title: Ōyamazumi jinjaAuthor: Ōyamazumi Jinja Publisher: Ōyamazumi Jinja, 2003
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 100 pages, 26 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu,
Documents,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Nihontō,
Tōsōgu ID: B0384
Very nice overview catalog from pieces at the amazing Ōyamazumi jinja. This is a newer version of B0385.
Celebrating the beauty of Japanese samurai armour