An excellent Armour exhibition has opened in Itabashi, near Tokyo. The exhibition runs from January 21 till March 26, 2017 and shows the collection of Sekiya Hiromichi, who donated his collection to the museum when he passed away a few years ago. His collection consist of 98 items, many of them on display. The collector was unknown to most people in the armour world, and collected pieces that are in reach for ‘average’ collectors. Every month a gallery talk is scheduled by a member of the Japanese Armour Society: January 28th, February 18th and March 11th, at 13:30 (about 40 minutes). A catalog is also available.
Website of the museum: link.
Some armours that will be on display: link
Title: Hana - Ōsakajō Tenshukaku meihinshū = Hana - the Osaka Castle Museum collectionAuthor: Hiroshi Kitagawa,
Kusuo Uchida,
Takeru Watanabe Publisher: Ōsakajō Tenshukaku, 1990
Language: Japanese and English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 216 pages, 28 cm by 23 cm, hardcover
Topics: Abumi,
Bagu,
Bugu,
Documents,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Kura,
Menpō,
Nihontō,
Paintings,
Statues,
Teppō,
Tōsōgu ID: B0291
Fabulous book with many selected pieces from the 8,000 pieces in the Osaka Castle collection. The book, published to celebrate the centennial of the incorporation of Osaka as a city, is as it should be: bi-lingual, full with beautiful pictures and nice explanations. Not only many armours, but also many other samurai items, battle screens (with details) etc.
Title: Ōsaka natsu no jin kashii kassenAuthor: Rekishikan Izumisano Publisher: Rekishikan Izumisano, 1997
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 39 pages, 25.5 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu,
Documents,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Menpō,
Nihontō,
Paintings ID: B0290
Small exhibition catalog with 2 armours, one kabuto and several nice battle related paintings and documents.
Title: Chōsokabe motochika morichika no eikō to zasetsuAuthor: Kōchi Kenritsu Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan Publisher: Kōchi Kenritsu Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan, 2001
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 74 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto,
Katchū,
Menpō,
Paintings,
Statues ID: B0289
Exhibition catalog with many documents, paintings and four (partial) armours.
Title: Katō kiyomasa to honmyōji no shihōtenAuthor: Katō Kiyomasa to Honmyōji no Shihōten Jikkō Iinkai Publisher: Katō Kiyomasa to Honmyōji no Shihōten Jikkō Iinkai, 2010
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 79 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Ceramics,
Documents,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Menpō,
Nihontō,
Paintings ID: B0288
Nice catalog about Katō Kiyomasa. Three armours, two helmets and many documents, scrolls etc.
Celebrating the beauty of Japanese samurai armour