The next meeting of the Japanese Armour Society will be about Yukinoshita dō.
The meeting will take place on March 26th, 15:00-17:00 at the usual place in Tōkyō.
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Book Review: Meitō 100sen – Owari tokugawake denrai by Tokugawa Bijutsukan
Title: Meitō 100sen : Owari tokugawake denraiAuthor: Tokugawa Bijutsukan
Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan, 1971
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures, Color illustrations
Other: 29.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bagu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Teppō
ID: B0219
Catalog with mainly Tokugawa related swords, but also a few armour, tōsōgu and many documents.
Book Review: Tōkō fujieda teruyoshi to sono jidai by Kawagoe Shiritsu Hakubutsukan
Title: Tōkō fujieda teruyoshi to sono jidaiAuthor: Kawagoe Shiritsu Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Kawagoe Shiritsu Hakubutsukan, 2004
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 83 pages, 29.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents, Nihontō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0218
Nice catalog with swords and koshirae and some older documents related to that. No armour.
Book Review: Yasukunitō – dentō to bi no kyokuchi by Tom Kishida
Title: Yasukunitō : dentō to bi no kyokuchiAuthor: Tom Kishida
Publisher: Yūzankaku Shuppan, 1999
ISBN: 4-639-01551-8
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures
Other: 116 pages, 29.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Nihontō
ID: B0217
Book from Tom Kishida about the Yasukuni swords. A separate English translation was made by Kenji Mishima and published by the Japanese Sword Society of the United States (B0229). Tom Kishida published a book on the same topic “The Yasukuni Swords – Rare Weapons of Japan 1933-1945” in 2004 with Kodansha International (B0460).
Book Review: Satsuma koshirae Zuroku by Kagoshima Ken Rekishi Shiryō Sentā Reimei-kan
Title: Satsuma koshirae ZurokuAuthor: Kagoshima Ken Rekishi Shiryō Sentā Reimei-kan
Publisher: Kagoshima Ken Rekishi Shiryō Sentā Reimei-kan, 2005
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 88 pages, 29.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Tōsōgu
ID: B0216
Very nice catalog with mainly koshirae and tsuba from the Satsuma area.
Book Review: Ashinoha-gō to meitōten by Takamatsu-shi Rekishi Shiryōkan
Title: Ashinoha-gō to meitōtenAuthor: Takamatsu-shi Rekishi Shiryōkan
Publisher: Takamatsu-shi Rekishi Shiryōkan, 2000
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 62 pages, 29.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0215
Nice catalog, mostly focussing on swords and tōsōgu, but it includes also one armour.
Book Review: Meihin zuroku Tokugawa Bijutsukan by Tokugawa Bijutsukan
Title: Meihin zuroku Tokugawa BijutsukanAuthor: Tokugawa Bijutsukan
Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan, 1987
Language: Japanese and some English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 251 pages, 26.5 cm by 21.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Bugu, Ceramics, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0214
Nice catalog about the famous pieces from the Tokugawa Art Museum.
Book Review: Tokugawa Bijutsukan no meikoku (Treasures from the Tokugawa Art Museum 1) by Tokugawa Bijutsukan
Title: Tokugawa Bijutsukan no meikoku (Treasures from the Tokugawa Art Museum 1)Author: Tokugawa Bijutsukan
Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan, 1995
ISBN: 4-88604-018-7 C0070
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Color pictures
Other: 230 pages, 26.5 cm by 22 cm, hardcover
Topics: Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings
ID: B02013
Great catalog from the Tokugawa Art Museum that covers famous treasures from it’s collection.
Book Review: Tōken tōsōgu – Swords and Sword Fittings (Treasures from the Tokugawa Art Museum 3) by Tokugawa Bijutsukan
Title: Tōken tōsōgu - Swords and Sword Fittings (Treasures from the Tokugawa Art Museum 3)Author: Tokugawa Bijutsukan
Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan, 1998
ISBN: 4-88604-022-5 C0072
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 214 pages, 26.5 cm by 22 cm, hardcover
Topics: Nihontō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0212
Beautiful catalog from the Tokugawa Art Museum with sword and sword fittings.
Book Review: Pierres et Sabres (Restauration des lames de sabres d’art du Japon) – Stones and Swords (Restauration of Japanese Art Sword Blades) by Laurent Milhau
Title: Pierres et Sabres (Restauration des lames de sabres d'art du Japon) - Stones and Swords (Restauration of Japanese Art Sword Blades)Author: Laurent Milhau
Publisher: Kokusai Token Kai, 1999
ISBN: 2-9513535-0-2
Language: French and English
Illustrations: Color pictures
Other: 96 pages, 28.5 cm by 23 cm, hardcover
Topics: Nihontō
ID: B0211
Interesting book from sword restorer and polisher Laurent Milhau (who passed away in 1999). It was the first western book on this topic.