xii, 344 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm.
Note
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Oct. 21, 2009-Jan. 10, 2010.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Spirit of the samurai / Morihiro Ogawa -- Japanese armor: an overview / Hiroshi Ikeda -- History of the Japanese sword / Kazutoshi Harada -- Sword mountings and fittings / Morihiro Ogawa.