Title: Nihon katchū daizukan
Author: Yoshihiko Sasama
Publisher: Kashiwa Shobō, 1988
ISBN: 4-7601-0390-2 C3620
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Some color illustrations, many black and white illustrations
Other: 474 pages, 37 cm by 26.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Sōmen
ID: B0205

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This is the famous (and originally very expensive – 80,000 yen) encyclopedia of Yoshihiko Sasama, also called: An Illustrated Book on Japanese Armor. Almost no pictures but many illustrations from Sasama. Of course, many illustrations come back in other publications, but the big advantage here is, that the book is big, so much more detail can be seen in the illustrations. One of his latest works, so content wise probably the most up to date.