Suit of Armour
ca. 1800 (made)
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This suit of armour is in the ‘domaru’ style first used around 1400. It was a close-fitting one-piece type of body armour, with more protection for the thighs and smaller shoulder-guards than previous forms.
The wheel mallets on the forecrest of the helmet and on other areas of the armour are the family emblem of the Doi family. They were a middle-ranking samurai family who lived to the north-east of Edo (modern-day Tokyo). The metal fittings of the armour are of patinated copper and include the alloys ‘shibuichi’ (silver and copper) and ‘shakudo’ (gold and copper). The silvered copper forecrest is signed ‘respectfully carved by Otsuryuken Miboku Masanobu’(active about 1790 to 1800).
The Japanese certificates which accompany the piece are signed Myochin Muneto, who probably supervised the assembly of the entire suit of armour around 1799. The Myochin were a long-established family of armourers.
The wheel mallets on the forecrest of the helmet and on other areas of the armour are the family emblem of the Doi family. They were a middle-ranking samurai family who lived to the north-east of Edo (modern-day Tokyo). The metal fittings of the armour are of patinated copper and include the alloys ‘shibuichi’ (silver and copper) and ‘shakudo’ (gold and copper). The silvered copper forecrest is signed ‘respectfully carved by Otsuryuken Miboku Masanobu’(active about 1790 to 1800).
The Japanese certificates which accompany the piece are signed Myochin Muneto, who probably supervised the assembly of the entire suit of armour around 1799. The Myochin were a long-established family of armourers.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 11 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Iron, gilded, silvered and patinated copper, polished rayfish skin, silk, leather, bear-fur and lacquer |
| Brief description | Met, Japan, armour and helmets Met, Japan, armour and helmets Met, Japan, armour and helmets Met, Japan, armour and helmets Met, Japan, armour and helmets Met, Japan, armour and helmets Met, Japan, armour and helmets Met, Japan, armour and helmets. Black lacquered fan; obverse with red hi-no-maru on gold; reverse with silver crescent moon and stars on blue background; purple silk tassels. Met, Japan, armour and helmets. Second storage box for the Doi armour, M.130-1914. NB previous parts of this armour have been given .1- extensions and should be checked for letter extensions. 2; Keys |
| Physical description | Suit of armour in domaru style. |
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| Summary | This suit of armour is in the ‘domaru’ style first used around 1400. It was a close-fitting one-piece type of body armour, with more protection for the thighs and smaller shoulder-guards than previous forms. The wheel mallets on the forecrest of the helmet and on other areas of the armour are the family emblem of the Doi family. They were a middle-ranking samurai family who lived to the north-east of Edo (modern-day Tokyo). The metal fittings of the armour are of patinated copper and include the alloys ‘shibuichi’ (silver and copper) and ‘shakudo’ (gold and copper). The silvered copper forecrest is signed ‘respectfully carved by Otsuryuken Miboku Masanobu’(active about 1790 to 1800). The Japanese certificates which accompany the piece are signed Myochin Muneto, who probably supervised the assembly of the entire suit of armour around 1799. The Myochin were a long-established family of armourers. |
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| Accession number | M.130:1 to 8-1914 |
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| Record created | December 20, 2005 |
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