Book Review: Nihon katchū meihin shū by Nihon katchū kenkyū hozon kai Nagano-ken shibu

[Jo Anseeuw]

Title: Nihon katchū meihin shū
Author: Nihon katchū kenkyū hozon kai Nagano-ken shibu
Publisher: Nihon katchū kenkyū hozon kai Nagano-ken shibu, 1977
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures
Other: 369 pages, 26.5 cm by 19 cm, hardcover
Topics: Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura
ID: B0264

Although the quality of the pictures could be much better, the book gives a nice view on the armours that were mainly held at the time of publication in the Nagano area. There is no detailed description of the armours. The back of the book contains some reprints of an armour newsletter of Nagano branch of the armour society.

[John Wee Tom]

This is a great book - so much so that I bought it 4 different times! That's what happens when you don't read Japanese.

For anyone interested in acquiring it, hit me up because I can't read one, let alone 4!