Thin but very nice catalog with 34 beautiful armors and kabuto, most of them not seen in other publications.
Book Review: Gekkan kiku tōken katchū ko bijutsu zenshū (and dai ni kan) by Nihon bijutsu tōken shinbun shukusatsu-ban
Kind of a “multi yearbook” with the reprinting of the monthly magazine. Many armours and kabuto, tsuba, guns and even some western style armours. Fascinating.
Book Review: Ōmishima no hihō-ten – Setouchi no suigun o shinobu by Ōyamazumi Jinja
Ōyamazumi Jinja contains the biggest collection of National Treasures armours. Over the years, they published several catalogs, this is an earlier version of such a catalog. Recent ones have better …
Book Review: Mononofu no haresugata – Chikara yakudō bi by Matsuya Ginza
Very nice and rare catalog of an exhibition held in the art show room of Ginza Matsuya. In total 33 pieces mainly some beautiful kabuto.
Book Review: Katchū ten: Jōshū katchūshi no kabuto to tōmō yukari no katchū by Tōmō Rekishi Shiryōkan
Thin exhibition catalog with 23 pieces in color.
Exhibition: Two Armor Exhibitions in Chiba in the Fall/Winter of 2018
Two armor exhibitions have just started close to each other in Chiba, Japan. The first (and biggest one of the two) is in Ootaki castle (link to wikipedia) from October …
Book Review: Yoroi to kabuto ten – Momoyama – Edo jidai by Nihon-shi Zoku Shiryōkan
Old exhibition catalog. The pictures are rather small and black and white. 52 items.
Book Review: Kanagawa no katchū meihin ten by Nihon katchū bugu kenyū hozon kai Kanagawa bunbu
Very nice exhibition catalog from the (then) Kanagawa branch of the armor society, at the occasion of an exhibition related to the 27th annual meeting in 1988. 43 beautiful pieces …
Book Review: Kawari kabuto goju tōten by Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenyū Hozon Kai
Nice exhibition catalog from 1977 with 50 kawari kabuto, four of them as part of a complete set. Several Saiga kabuto are included. Pictures are black and white and sometimes …
Book Review: Yamagataken bunkazai chōsa hōkokusho 15, Yamagataken no katchū by Yamagataken Kyōiku Iinkai
Old and rather rare booklet from 1968 related to armours from Yamagata prefecture. Some armours are famous, and although the pictures are small, it is always interesting to see how …