A suit of armor is displayed in a Matsuya department store window in Tokyo as part of an exhibition of Japanese traditional arts and crafts.
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A suit of armor is displayed in a Matsuya department store window in Tokyo as part of an exhibition of Japanese traditional arts and crafts.
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Moonraker
What always amazes me when I see these suits of armour is how tiny their wearers must have been.
Skeptical
Thank you for the photo. Always glad to see a spotlight on historical and traditional items of cultural importance.
Elvis is here
Can't say I agree just by looking at the picture. Maybe you dropped into the department store for a look.?.
The armour does not look like a reproduction of a traditional armour. Knowing the artisans names would be revealing.
It would be nice to be able to read the information bottom left in the picture.
Just shy of ¥1,000,000 is slightly more expensive than one would pay for a polyester suit
TrevorPeace
My Japanese best friend and I were dressed in outfits like that by a professional costumer at Shiroishi Castle, last October, and got a lot of really cool photos from the session. I highly recommend the experience. Those costumes are heavy, too!
englisc aspyrgend
There is a rather good suit of Japanese armour in the Royal Collection, given as a diplomatic gift to James I by Tokugawa Hidetada in 1613.
Elvis is here
Yes. A very famous example:
Armour 胴丸. This splendid and understated armour was sent to James I of England by Tokugawa Hidetada, third son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, who ruled as the second shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty from 1605 to 1623.
https://www.rct.uk/collection/71611/armour-domaru
It's fun to compare the two armours.
nandakandamanda
The one in the photo above is modern, but whoever generally put it together does not know how to display a set correctly.
Elvis is here
Indeed. The 草摺 looks wrong for a start. And he looks like a geezer sitting on the train.