Japan Armor

This is a woodblock print by Hideo Hagiwara (1913-2007} Hideo Hagiwara was a master of the Japanese contemporary woodblock printing technique and one of the best known Japanese artis...

Introducing a truly rare and remarkable item up for auction, we present the Rare Samurai Sangu armor parts, which include arms and thigh armor pieces. This extraordinary ensemble, ma...

This article aims to clarify the context and background for this enthusiastic comment, using the archive of Frederick Stibbert (1838-1906), a British citizen born in Florence who cre...

Eight (八 hachi )・heaven ( 天Ten) ・ Spring (春Haru) Armor hold Koshu Tokubetsu Kitcho Shiryo (especially important cultural item - 4th out of 5 grades. 5th is the highest), papers by...

Extremely Rare Japanese Edo Period Menpo Armor Mask, Leather & Iron, Ca. 1690s Edo Period (1603-1868) DIMENSIONS: Height: 10 inches Diameter: 8 inches ABOUT An exception...

Armor Samuraï ceremonial armor, with handcrafted helmet and protects. Under showcase with led light at the top. Exceptional piece. Measures: Armor: L 70 x D 51 x H 160cm. Glass...

Mori-Kawa Samuraï Warrior Armor with coat of arms (Hira-Gaku) from Mori-Kawa. Coat of arms (Hira-Gaku) square laid flat. Family of Daimyo (Fudai-Daimyo), native of Owari, resid...

Samourai ceremonial armor, Yoroi Tosei Gusoku, from Toyotomi family, Kumamoto. From Kyushu island. Meiji era (1868-1912). More than 100 years. In very good condition. Under Led ligh...

Samurai Warrior armor, is a Samuraï Kon'ito - Doroshi Yoroi. Dai-Myo Family from Kame-Yama in I-Sé. Early 20th Century In very good condition. With box to store the armor and unde...

Samourai warrior Armor Yoroi Tosei Gusoku Fuji-Wara, Meiji era (1868-1912). More than 100 years. In very good condition. Under Led light glass box included. Armor: L 72 x D 45 x...

Samuraï Armor with Ka-To crest, Dai-Myo family from Mi-Kawa, family descending of the Fuji Wara. with wisteria (Sagari Fuji), in coral red color. From early 20th century (1900-193...

Essays by prominent scholars in the field highlight topics such as the phenomenon of the warrior in Japan, the development of the samurai helmet, castle architecture, women in samura...

17th-18th century Edo period hand cannon. Embellished with the cryptomeria leaf (Hollyhock) family crest in inlaid silver remnants on top of barrel. Cast iron canon with bronze fireb...

1940s Iron Japanese Samurai Helmet Sculpture from Japan This is made in the motif of the helmet of a warrior samurai called Kiyomasa Kato His trademark is a helmet in the shape of a ...

A wonderful kusari katabira (samurai undergarment) of hand-forged steel chain mail on an indigo dyed linen ground. The Fine links have been individually lacquered, softening the look...

Antique Japanese katana / samurai sword. Same / white rayskin over wood on the tsuak (handle / hilt. Tsuba (guard) etched with flowers and dragons. Nakago (tang) signed. Black lacque...

A rare first year of publication in nine complete volumes Complete masterpiece swords Katana Japanese woodblock print book in the Edo period, 18th century, 1792 Title: Koto/Ol...

Rare & decorative! This original Japanese Samurai helmet from the Edo Period 1600-1868 circa 18th century. This Nanban helmet(?) Zunari Kabuto comes straight from Japan and has a g...

A nice example of an Imperial Japanese Army Type 19 Company Grade Kyu-Gunto or Officer’s Dress/Parade Sword with saya (scabbard), a design approved circa 1886. The blade is possibly ...

Samurai sword late 19th century, Japan, 1890s.

A compelling piece for collectors of samurai armor, Japanese militaria, or historical design.

Samurai Yoroi Kabuto Helmet with wrought Iron and with details in solid brass. With fabrics and prints on fabric pieces, mustache with real bear hair and with wrought iron mask,...

A refined katana stand from the late Edo period (circa early to mid-19th century), featuring elegant makie (蒔絵) lacquer decoration in gold and black. Crafted to display a samurai’s c...

Early 18th century Edo matchlock musket has sterling silver "SASSA" (Bamboo Shoot) Kamon or family clan name on stock/heal. This is stunning and would be beautiful displayed on the w...

19th century Edo-/Meiji period samurai wakizashi short sword and scabbard By: unknown Material: iron, metal, paint, steel, leather, wood, lacquer, metal Technique: forged, hammered,...

This iron plate would once have been part of a larger suit of armor—it dates back to Japan’s Edo Period (AD 1603—1868).

Here's a beautiful and unique way to accent your indoor gallery with this fine treasure from Japan. Yoroi Samurai adult armor hand made in Japan complete with all parts with all aut...

Fascinating Japanese Meiji period six-panel screen depicting a samurai dressing into traditional dou armour for warriors.

Edo period Chain Mail Armor Jacket, Kusari or sometimes known as Karuta, Japan Japanese chain mail armor jacket is composed of brass metal plates linked together with metal wires an...

Amazing and unique Samuraï armor

A truly wonderful and boldly designed Japanese bronze sculpture of a fierce samurai warrior perhaps in a moment of silent reflection.

A beautiful, engaging rare early woodblock print by the Japanese print master Joichi Hoshi. This stunning work is hand signed, signature stamped with his personal red seal and dated ...

Arms and armor of the Samurai: The history of weaponry in ancient, Japan by I.

Antique Japanese armor box used to store Samurai armor. Cedar wood with original iron hardware.

A very large and unusual 19th century Japanese Yoroibitsu (Samurai's armor storage box).

Japanese armor of Do-maru type Early Edo period, 17th-18th century Certificate The armor accompanied by a certificate of registration as Koshu Tokubetsu Kicho Shiryo (Especial...

A pair of Hitsu of Yoroi (Samurai armor storage boxes), with black leather exterior, hinged lids and gold family crests on three sides.

This Japanese armor is rated juyo katchu (important armor) by the Nihon Katchu Bugu Rekishi Kenkyukai of Dr.

A 19th century Japanese armor storage box. Wood, covered in black leather, with design of gold family crests on three sides, and a kanji symbol on the fourth side.

A notable feature of this Japanese armor is the use of byakudan lacquer on most of its surface, an expensive finish found only on high-end suits of armor.

Japanese Edo Period laquer Mempo (face armour) with grey moustache, presumably poking fun at the enemy, as if to say' even an old man can beat you in battle'.

According to the Meiko Zukan, the most important ancient manuscript on Japanese armor, it was founded by Saotome Chikara, a samurai in the service of the Tagaya clan, who began his w...

The kamon is also painted in gold over red on the two original storage boxes. This samurai armor is originally Japanese and for sale, in excellent condition.

An extraordinary samurai armour, decorated in almost all its parts with dragon motives. The thirty two plate helmet (kabuto) is of type suji-bachi, and presents the inscription: “My...

The hemispheric, sixteen-plate helm with great rivets (o-boshi kabuto) is typical of the production of samurai armors of the middle of the Edo period when samurai all over Japan bega...

A modern full Samurai Armor with its case, comprising Kuwagata, Kabuto, Mempo, Nodowa, pair of Sode, haidate, pair of suneate, and the mounted stand to seat the armour on the case. ...

The mask is built in two parts and the nose can be detached. The entire surface of the menpo and the last plate on the yodarekake is covered with a soft fur, probably hare. Original...

Japanese Kendo masks are finely crafted of iron ribbed face guard and quilted cotton cloth head protection. The martial art of Kendo is fought with wooden batons. This helmet is more...

Japanese hemet from the Edo Period with Mon(Crest). Lacquer over metal. Inscribed with calligraphy on the inside. Eighteenth Century or earlier.

A rare 19th century Japanese Jingasa (Edo Period). Flattened conical form lacquered to imitate sections of black leather attached by brass tacks. The central section applied with ...

A very rare late Edo period Japanese Menpo. Steel construction with lacquered finish. Black lacquer to the outside, gold teeth and red to the interior. 3 tier neck defence. A...

CERTIFICATE NBTHK 59 Juyo Token (Important Sword) NAGASA 69.5 cm MOTOHABA 2.9 cm SAKIHABA 2.1 cm SORI 1.8 cm SUGATA [configuration]: shinogi-zukuri, tori-zori, iori-mune, enlong...

Both helmet and mask signed “Muneharu” with kao. The helmet with an elegant shape and hammered rivets on view, with a rare construction called “double shell”. With this technique, e...

Iron, paper with pigments and bamboo. Menhari-gata (opening fan), sensu-gata (enlongated shape) Lenght: 31.2 Iron fan with an elegant shape, with eleven bamboo ribs. Customar...

Suji-bachi kabuto A 62-plates samurai helmet bearing the crest of the Nabeshima clan, circa 1570-1620. Signed: Myochin Nobutaka This excellent kabuto is signed by an unrecorde...

Yazutsu Kyudo arrow case, 19th century Lacquered bamboo, 92 x 7 cm The yazutsu is a type of quiver used in kyudo, Japanese archery. This rare exemplar is obrained fro...

Early Edo period (1615-1867), 17th century ?NBTHK hozon Token to Ise Daijo Yoshihiro Measures: Nagasa [length] 71.2 cm Sori [curvature] 1.8 cm Motohaba 3.15 cm Sakihaba 2.3 cm...