Suit of armour
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1700 - 1900
Materials
Brocade, Gold, Lacquer, Leather, Metal, Silk
Place of origin
Japan
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328772
Summary
A suit of Samurai armour consisting of a Helmet (Kabuto), a mask (Mempo), missing its nos, attached throatguard (Nodowa), two shoulder guards (Stode), a pair of sleeves (Kote) a curiass (Do), two sets of detached tassetts (Gessen), thigh armour (Haidate), shin guards (Suneate) and sandles.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.