Title: Japanese Armour - An Illustrated Guide to the Work of Myōchin and Saotome Families from the 15th to the 20th Century Author: John L. Anderson Publisher: Arms and Armour Press, 1968 Language: English Illustrations: Black and white pictures Other: 84 pages, 22 cm by 14.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Sōmen ID: B0467
The classic work of John Anderson with many pieces of his then amazing collection.
Title: Zukai Nihon katchū jiten Author: Yoshihiko Sasama Publisher: Yûzan Kakushuppan Co., 1973 ISBN: 4-639-00779-5 C2572 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Black and white pictures, some color illustrations Other: 299 pages, 22 cm by 16 cm, hardcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Sōmen ID: B0433
Armor encyclopedia with many black and white pictures, some line drawings (and a handful color illustrations).
Title: Japanese Armor Makers for the Samurai Author: Kei Kaneda Chappelear Publisher: Miyoshi Printing Co. Ltd., 1987 Language: English Illustrations: Black and white pictures and illustrations Other: 284 pages, 29.5 cm by 21.5 cm, softcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Sōmen ID: B0413
This is one of the main books that forms the base of many armor collections in the west. It gives an overview (Based on works of Dr. Sasama) of the main schools and smiths. Print quality (often dark images) varies among books.
Title: Armuriers du Japon (XVIe - XVIIIe siècles) Étude du Meikō zukan Author: Robert Burawoy Publisher: Presses de l'Université Paris-Sorbonne, 2008 ISBN: 978-2-84050-579-2 Language: French Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures Other: 259 pages, 28 cm by 21 cm, softcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Sōmen ID: B0412
Title: Nihon no katchū bugu jiten Author: Yoshihiko Sasama Publisher: Kashiwa Shobō, 2002 (1981) ISBN: 4-7601-0113-6 C3572 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Black and white pictures and line drawings, few color pictures Other: 519 pages, 26.5 cm by 19.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Paintings, Sōmen, Teppō, Tōsōgu ID: B0410
Great armor encyclopedia with many pictures and drawings, covering all eras, types etc.
Title: Katchū bugu kenkyū (kai) Magazine
Title: Japanese Armour - An Illustrated Guide to the Work of Myōchin and Saotome Families from the 15th to the 20th Century
Title: Zukai Nihon katchū jiten
Title: Arms and Armour of the Samurai
Title: Japanese Armor Makers for the Samurai
Title: Armuriers du Japon (XVIe - XVIIIe siècles) Étude du Meikō zukan
Title: Nihon no katchū bugu jiten
Title: Samurai 1550-1600
Title: Nihon tōken No. 54
Title: Samurai bijutsu/Samurai Art No. 59