tosei gusoku

Momoyama period16th centuryLiterature:G. Piva, Le armature dei samurai, Luni Editrice: Milano, 2020. Pag. 83 Kabuto of eboshi type in gilt lacquer with hineno shikoro with five narrow plates. Maedate in the shape of a crescent moon.Menpō of hanbō type in red lacquer with a three-plate yodarekake.Rare maru-do with iyozane-type plates, consisting of a single element, decorated with a large kanji "ten" in black lacquer on red at the front. The curvature of the armpit is typical of the Momyama period, as is the shape of the slightly sunken back.Golden ko-sode with a cut corner...

Dangae-dō tosei gusoku
Dangae-dō tosei gusokuSamurai armor with a mixed styles cuirass PERIODMid Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century The armor shows an unknown family crest on its helm and on the backs of the hands (tekko).The components of the armor are upholstered with leather, which has been applied also to the ligatures of the lower part of the cuirass (produced with iyo-zane plates) using a more rare manufacturing than the common lacquer trims.The sixty-two plate helm (kabuto) is of type suji bachi, and it is covered in black lacquer, as well as the mask (menpo) and the three limb...

Early Edo period, 17th century Interesting composite armor with haidate and shikoro made in gyorin-kozane rare stye, with individual plates simulating fish scales.The kabuto of this authentic Japanese samurai armor is an eboshi-nari type helmet, shaped like a headgear used at the Chinese court. The neck protection (shikoro) is made of black lacquered gyorin-kozane. The fontal decoration (maedate) in the shape of a cherry blossom depicts a kamon, heraldic emblem of the samurai, which is also lacquered in the upper part of the cuirass. The mask is a classic ressei menpō, with...

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