Suit of armour
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1700 - 1800
Materials
Gold, Lacquer, Metal, Textile
Place of origin
Japan
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328763
Summary
A suit of Samurai armour consisting of a Helmet (Kabuto), a mask (Mempo), missing its nose, attached throatguard (Nodowa), two shoulder guards (Stode), a pair of sleeves (Kote) a curiass (Do), thigh armour (Haidate), shin guards (Suneate) and boots.
Full description
Charles Paget Wade notebook entry number 384 (1340945.3 / SNO.MISC.959.3): Suit of Armour. Iron Helmet. 68 plates. Small wings. Mask. Sleeves chain & plate. Body piece. Shoulder guards & tassets all of black ‘comb’ lacquer braided dark blue. Blazon 3 lozenges. (sketch of blazon) Spear. Black lacquer shaft, with a Bronze dragon’s head & carved shaped (sketch of sword detail) blade.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.