Title: Art of the Samurai - Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868Author: Kazutoshi Harada,
Morihiro Ogawa Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, 2009
ISBN: 978-1-58839-345-6
Language: English
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 344 pages, 31 cm by 23.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Abumi,
Bagu,
Bugu,
Documents,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Kura,
Menpō,
Nihontō,
Paintings,
Tōsōgu ID: B0297
Superb catalog for what was an amazing exhibition in The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Many famous and superb armours, koshirae and swords.
Title: Japan The Shaping of Daimyo Culture 1185-1868Author: Yoshiaki Shimizu Publisher: National Gallery of Art Washington, 1989
ISBN: 0-8946-8122-2
Language: English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 402 pages, 30 cm by 22.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi,
Bagu,
Ceramics,
Documents,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Kura,
Menpō,
Nihontō,
Paintings,
Statues,
Tōsōgu ID: B0296
Superb catalog for what must have been an amazing exhibition in the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Includes more then 20 mostly famous and superb armours.
Title: Art of the Samurai - Selections from the Tokyo National MuseumAuthor: Kazutoshi Harada Publisher: Bowers Museum,
Tokyo National Museum, 2009
ISBN: 978-1-60743-579-2
Language: English
Illustrations: Color pictures
Other: 206 pages, 31 cm by 24 cm, hardcover
Topics: Abumi,
Bagu,
Bugu,
Inrō,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Kura,
Menpō,
Netsuke,
Nihontō,
Paintings,
Tōsōgu ID: B0295
Very nice catalog published at the occasion of the ‘Art of Samurai: Selections from the Tokyo National Museum’ exhibition in The Bowers Museum in 2009. The exhibition featured 80 superb pieces, nicely illustrated in this catalog.
Title: Robert Winter Oriental Art - A Collection of Fine Japanese Armour and Related PiecesAuthor: Robert Winter Publisher: Robert Winter, 2008
Language: English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 31 cm by 22 cm, hardcover
Topics: Abumi,
Bagu,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Menpō,
Paintings,
Sōmen ID: B0294
Beautiful sales catalog of Robert Winter. Many high end armours, helmets, masks etc.
Celebrating the beauty of Japanese samurai armour