Title: Nihon katchūshi Vol 2. Sengoku jidai kara edo jidai Author: Ritta Nakanishi Publisher: Dai Nihon Kaiga, 2009 ISBN: 978-4-499-22956-2 C0031 Language: Japanese and English Illustrations: Color and black and white drawings Other: 96 pages, 25.5 by 26 cm, softcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Teppō ID: B0147
This two volume book series, completely drawn, is actually quite interesting and well done. It is bi-lingual and shows nicely the evolution of armour over time. This second volume focusses on the armours used from Sengoku jidai till Edo.
Title: Nihon katchūshi Vol 1. Yayoi jidai kara muromachi jidai Author: Ritta Nakanishi Publisher: Dai Nihon Kaiga, 2008 ISBN: 978-4-499-22954-8 C0031 Language: Japanese and English Illustrations: Color and black and white drawings Other: 96 pages, 25.5 by 26 cm, softcover Topics:Bagu, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura ID: B0146
This two volume book series, completely drawn, is actually quite interesting and well done. It is bi-lingual and shows nicely the evolution of armour over time. This first volume focusses on the early armours till Muromachi.
Bushido, the magazine that Robert Benson and Elton K. Ericson started to publish in 1979, lasted only 9 numbers but what an achievement it was. Each magazine contains interesting articles on armour, nihonto, tōsōgu and budō. I have only but admiration for what they accomplished in an age where it was quite hard (and expensive) to publish a partially color magazine.
Very nice museum catalog from the Sendai City Museum with armours, guns, swords, battle flags, abumi, kura etc. A newer edition was printed in 2006 that is full color.
Very nicely balanced catalog about the Takeda clan: armours, documents, paintings, swords etc. Included is also a dō that is made out of bamboo, said from the sengoku jidai.
Title: Meitō hyaku tō ten Author: Okayama Ritsu Hakubutsukan Publisher: Okayama Ritsu Hakubutsukan, 1990 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures Other: 47 pages, 27 cm by 21 cm, softcover Topics:Kabuto ID: B0132
Great catalog with 105 kabuto, 12 of them in color.
Nice catalog of an exhibition co-organized by the Japanese armour society with full armour sets and kabuto. Pictures of the mei of the kabuto (when available) are also for once included.