Special Features of Early Samurai Yoroi Armor

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  • čas přidán 3. 05. 2023
  • What are some features of older yoroi that you don't typically see on Japanese armor after the Warring States Period?
    For more about how to wear yoroi and how clever designs protected the samurai, watch Joy of Yoroi right here on JFNY's channel • Joy of Yoroi: How to W...
    If you are interested in borrowing a samurai yoroi set, please contact the Japan Foundation New York for more information.
    Lynn is a yoroi enthusiast.
    Image credits:
    [Samurai on horseback, wearing armor and horned helmet, carrying bow and arrows]. 1878. www.loc.gov/item/2009630054/
    A Samurai on Horseback. Kusumi Morikage 久隅 守景. mid- to late 1600s. Cleveland Museum of Art
    Myōchin Munemasa, Nimaidō tōsei gusoku armor with Tokugawa crest, completed by 1749. Portland Art Museum
    画題:赤糸威鎧(模造) 所蔵: 東京都立図書館

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  • @arquitensproduction8001
    @arquitensproduction8001 Před 4 měsíci +1

    While I prefer the design of Sengoku period armor, I think the older style of the yoroi is very ornamental and beautiful.
    Thank you for the video!