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Samurai Armor "tetus Gin Paku Oshi Honkzane 2mai Dougusoku"
there are many golden armors but this one entirely silver is rare the extraordinary kabuto with a crest treated in conch ((Oitaragainari kawari kabuto),and two wakidate
the red hampo,metropolitan museum comments about The kawari-kabuto ("exotic helmet"): first gained popularity in the sixteenth century, during the late Muromachi period (1392–1573). Such grand, distinct helmets are thought to have functioned as personal identifiers for elite soldiers on chaotic battlefields thick with smoke and thousands of combatants, allowing commanders to tell friend from foe. They were also means to express one’s taste and stature, worn in the context of processions and state receptions.
the dou in honkozane(individual scales )
the kote in bishyamonten style
all well preserved for its age the elements of the kuzasuri are more numerous than usual
the armor has its certificate from the armor preservation society: second rank kisho shiryo upper class early Edo
the red hampo,metropolitan museum comments about The kawari-kabuto ("exotic helmet"): first gained popularity in the sixteenth century, during the late Muromachi period (1392–1573). Such grand, distinct helmets are thought to have functioned as personal identifiers for elite soldiers on chaotic battlefields thick with smoke and thousands of combatants, allowing commanders to tell friend from foe. They were also means to express one’s taste and stature, worn in the context of processions and state receptions.
the dou in honkozane(individual scales )
the kote in bishyamonten style
all well preserved for its age the elements of the kuzasuri are more numerous than usual
the armor has its certificate from the armor preservation society: second rank kisho shiryo upper class early Edo
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