A beautiful Japanese shogun suit of armor, 20th C., Showa period

Showa period, 1st half 20th C.

The suit with white, green, red and aubergine colored cords, topped by a large “star” helmet (hoshikabuto) with large fukigaeshi decorated with printed leather, with antlers (kuwagata) and a round crescent moon shaped maedate. With a black lacquered half-mask which covers all the face under the level of the eyes (menpo) and a large gorger (nodawa). The armored sleeves (kote) are protected with Japanese mail and metal strips (shinokote). A two-piece cuirass (nimaidō) with laced horizontal metal lamellae (sugake odoshi) abov the greaves (suneate) that protect the lower legs and are equipped with metal strips (shinosuneate). The cuisses (haidate) have laced horizontal strips. With a waistband and a yoroi store box (yoroibako).