Watanabe Art Museum Samurai Armour Collection Vol I: Kabuto & Menguby Absolon & Thatcher

The most in-depth English-language study of Japanese samurai head armour published to date. Drawing on the outstanding collection of helmets (kabuto) and facial armour (men-gu) held at the Watanabe Art Museum in Tottori, Japan, Absolon documents several dozen pieces in individual essay-length entries covering construction methods, materials, period attribution, makers, and condition assessment. Coverage extends from the Muromachi through the Edo period. Sections address how to identify restorations, the significance of individual fittings, and the nuances of lacing styles and lacquer techniques. An authoritative working reference for armour collectors and specialists.

• Title: The Watanabe Art Museum Samurai Armour Collection
• Subtitle: Volume I — Kabuto & Mengu
• Author: Trevor Absolon and David Thatcher
• Adapted/Edited/Foreword by: Introduction by Ian Bottomley; Foreword by Ian Bottomley & Anthony J. Bryant; Editor: Anthony J. Bryant; Preface: Barry Till
• Publisher: Toraba Samurai Art, 2011
• Publication Date: January 1, 2011
• Edition: First Edition
• Printing:
• Format: Softcover
• Pages: 280
• Illustrations: Color photographs throughout
• ISBN-13: 978-0986761508
• Language: English
• Dimensions: 28 × 22 cm (11 × 8.5 in.)
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• Condition: Very Good
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• Description: The most in-depth English-language study of Japanese samurai head armour published to date. Drawing on the outstanding collection of helmets (kabuto) and facial armour (men-gu) held at the Watanabe Art Museum in Tottori, Japan, Absolon documents several dozen pieces in individual essay-length entries covering construction methods, materials, period attribution, makers, and condition assessment. Coverage extends from the Muromachi through the Edo period. Sections address how to identify restorations, the significance of individual fittings, and the nuances of lacing styles and lacquer techniques. An authoritative working reference for armour collectors and specialists.