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What is Japanese armor called?

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What is Japanese armor called?
What Japanese armor is called depends on the type. Karuta is samurai armor made up of metal plates in square and rectangle shapes, while tatami armor features lighter plating with six-sided geometric plates. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Japanese armor.
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Edo period samurai full set of armor (yoroi) with unique original helmet
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Association for the Research and Preservation of Japanese Armor). Please, note! We will require the official
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Arms, Armor and Weapons

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Iron

18th c(Edo period) certified samurai armor (yoroi) in exceptional st. Preservati
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Association for the Research and Preservation of Japanese Armor). It dates to middle Edo period, 18th century
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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Arms, Armor and Weapons

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Iron

Japanese Antique Combat Helmet 'Kabuto' 1800s Edo Era
Located in Paris, FR
traditional Japanese armour worn by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan. The materials
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Antiquities

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Iron

Japanese Red Samurai Armour Beginning of Meiji period 1900s
Located in Paris, FR
50 x H170 cm Scholars agree that Japanese armour first appeared in the 4th century, with the
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antiquities

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Metal, Iron

Toppai kabuto, Signed Haruta Yoshimasa and dated 1802
Located in Milano, IT
manufacture of early armour in Japan and, along with the Iwai school, one of the first to be documented. This
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Iron

Hon-kozane ni-mai do tosei gusoku
Located in Milano, IT
originated. According to the Meiko Zukan, the most important antique manuscript about Japanese armor, it was
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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Iron

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