Ceremonial suit of armour for a samurai
Credit: Lent by the President and Fellows of Magdalen College, University of Oxford.
helmet 1560, body armour 18th century (1701 - 1800)
Iron, gilt iron, gilt copper, soft metals, gilt soft metals, lacquered iron, leather, covered in black lacquer, gilt leather, doeskin, stencilled doeskin, crystal, mother-of-pearl, orange, blue, yellow, and mottled silk, wood, bear fur
146.0 x 60.0 x 70.0 cm
LI358.1
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