Armor with cuirass decorated with a flying dragon

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Titolo dell'opera:

Armor with cuirass decorated with a flying dragon

Autore:

Attributed to (Myōchin) Munetsugu Japan, late XVIII - beginning of XIX century

Epoca:

Japan, XVI – XIX century

Inventario:

AA4

Technique and Dimensions:

polymateric

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Descrizione:

Armor featuring a koboshi kabuto type helmet (star-set helmet), characterized by protruding rivets on the plates of the bowl, with wide printed leather side flaps reinforced by decorated metal, and a visor that matches the flap decoration.

The helmet's front decoration (maedate) consists of three-branched "u-shaped horns" in gilded metal; the mask is of the me-no-shita-men type with a removable hinged nose.

The shoulder guards are made of interwoven lacquered leather and fabric. The arm guards feature a printed fabric base with a blue background and abstract golden decorations.

The cuirass is of the hatomune-dō type (pigeon-breast cuirass), with a large ventral plate decorated with a golden flying dragon.

The tassets of the skirt have a pseudo-plate construction of iron covered in lacquered leather, held together by interlaced cords. The greaves consist of a fabric part decorated with hexagonal motifs, and a metal section.