Book Review: Kanagawa no katchū meihin ten by Nihon katchū bugu kenyū hozon kai Kanagawa bunbu

Book Review: Kanagawa no katchū meihin ten by Nihon katchū bugu kenyū hozon kai Kanagawa bunbuTitle: Kanagawa no katchū meihin ten
Author: Nihon katchū bugu kenyū hozon kai Kanagawa bunbu
Publisher: Nihon katchū bugu kenyū hozon kai Kanagawa bunbu, 1988
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 26 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō
ID: B0315

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 are shown in color, many of them probably not in many other books or catalogs.  Saotome, nanban, saiga, kawari etc…

Book Review: Kawari kabuto goju tōten by Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenyū Hozon Kai

Book Review: Kawari kabuto goju tōten by Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenyū Hozon KaiTitle: Kawari kabuto goju tōten
Author: Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenyū Hozon Kai
Publisher: Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai, 1977
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures
Other: 26 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō
ID: B0314

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 a bit too dark.

Book Review: Yamagataken bunkazai chōsa hōkokusho 15, Yamagataken no katchū by Yamagataken Kyōiku Iinkai

Book Review: Yamagataken bunkazai chōsa hōkokusho 15, Yamagataken no katchū by Yamagataken Kyōiku IinkaiTitle: Yamagataken bunkazai chōsa hōkokusho 15, Yamagataken no katchū
Author: Yamagataken Kyōiku Iinkai
Publisher: Yamagataken Kyōiku Iinkai, 1968
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures
Other: 59+11 pages, 26 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō
ID: B0313

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 they looked and were set up almost 50 years ago…