Title: Jizai okimono : honmono no yōni jiyū ni ugokaseru hebi ya konchūAuthor: Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Publisher: Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan, 2008
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 40 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Jizai Okimono ID: B0312
Beautiful exhibition catalog of a Jizai Okimono exhibition held in Tokyo National Museum.
Title: Izumo-Seichi no shiho = Treasures from sacred IzumoAuthor: Kodai Izumo Rekishi Hakubutsukan,
Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Publisher: Shimane Kenritsu Kodai Izumo Rekishi Hakubutsukan, 2012
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 100 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Paintings,
Statues ID: B0286
Catalog from a nice exhibition that was held in the Tōkyō National Museum a few years ago. Only one dō-maru armour, but much more interesting this time are the many bronze spears that were excavated.
Title: Dai Tokugawa tenAuthor: "Dai Tokugawa Ten" Shusai Jimukyoku,
Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Publisher: "Dai Tokugawa Ten" Shusai Jimukyoku, 2007
Language: Japanese and some English
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 309 pages, 30 cm by 23 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu,
Ceramics,
Documents,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Nihontō,
Tōsōgu ID: B0272
Beautiful catalog of a magnificent exhibition held in the Tokyo National Museum in 2007 : “Legacy of the Tokugawa – The glories and treasures of the last samurai dynasty”. The exhibition was the first time that major possessions of the Tokugawa Shoguns, the three branch Tokugawa Daimyos (Owari, Kii and Mito) and several shrines and temples are put together on display.
The all color catalog contains many items, including several of the famous Tokugawa armours.
Title: Nihon no buki buguAuthor: Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Publisher: Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan, 1976
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Black and white pictures, some color pictures
Other: 26 cm by 18.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi,
Bugu,
Documents,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Kura,
Menpō,
Nihontō,
Paintings,
Tōsōgu ID: B0263
Exhibition catalog for what must have been an amazing armour exhibition in the Tokyo National Museum in 1976. A bigger book was published in 1977 (see B0019).
Title: Uchigatana-goshiraeAuthor: Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Publisher: Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan, 1987
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Few color pictures, many black and white pictures
Other: 293 pages, 37 cm by 26.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Tōsōgu ID: B0183
Fabulous book on the history and different types of uchigatana-gishirae, lavishly illustrated with examples from the top collection in the Tōkyō National Museum. Would have been perfect of all pictures were in color. A short introduction of the history is available in English as a very short descriptions of the items.
Title: Nihon no buki bugu (Tokubetsuten zuroku)Author: Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Publisher: Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan, 1977
ISBN: None
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Some color pictures, many black and white pictures
Other: 364 pages, 37 cm by 26.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Abumi,
Bagu,
Bugu,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Kura,
Menpō,
Nihontō,
Tōsōgu
This is a beautiful book published by the Tōkyō National Museum after the big 1976 exhibition.
Mostly old armours, swords, koshirae etc.
The sode on the cover are from my all time favorite dōmaru in the National Museum.
Celebrating the beauty of Japanese samurai armour