Suit of armour
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1860
Materials
Brocade, Copper, Gilt, Gold, Hair, Lacquer, Leather, Silk
Place of origin
Japan
Collection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328754.1
Summary
Samurai armour. Helmet (kabuto).
Full description
Helmet is a suji-kabuto without knobs, built up of 24 plates.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.