Japan Armor

Hizen Katana Signed “Hizen kuni Saga Ju Masahiro” ???????? Edo period, circa 1640 NBTHK Juyo Token MISURES Nagasa [lenght]: 70.2 cm? Motohaba: 2.8 cm, sakihaba: 2 cm Kasane...

A Hizen Katana in koshirae Signed 肥前國河内大掾藤原正廣 Hizen kuni kawachi daijō Fujiwara Masahiro - Early Edo Period (1615-1867) - NBTHK Hozon Tōken - Nagasa [length]: 72 cm Sori [curvature]:...

An Echizen Shinto Katana Mei: Kazusa (no) Kami Fujiwara Munemichi ??????? - Early Edo Period (1615-1868), circa 1660 - NBTHK Hozon Token - Nagasa [length]: 73.4 cm Sori [cur...

Hineno-zunari kabuto Head-shaped samurai helmet with hamaguri (clams) side ornament Muromachi period (16th century) Refurbished during Edo period (18th century) This samurai hel...

Antique Japanese Lacquer samurai armor chest. This example has an unusual modern nom: 'X'.

Megi era Armour Model

A full body armor, Japanese, Edo Period Iron sixty four plate helmet with fours neck guards and an orange tassel at the back of the helmet in front of the helmet is a moon Maedate.

A pair of late 18th century or early 19th century storage boxes for a Samurai's armor. These boxes are covered in leather, and have gold family crests on three sides of each box. ...

A unique and vibrant group of framed antique woodblock prints featuring Samurai armor (Yoroi) designs. Each is framed in a silver leaf frames, with black edges. For sale indivi...

A Japanese black lacquer Chinese-style six-legged chest used for the storage of Samurai armor, having a “Maki-e” lacquering of sprinkled fine gold and or silver powder, small brushes...

A ROBUST JAPANESE WELL-PATINATED IRON RED LACQUERED (NEGORO) RECTANGULAR ARMOR CASE WITH REMOVABLE TOP AND COPPER MOUNTS.Of rectangular form; the rectiform lid with bold apron; surmo...

Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Title: Menju Sosuke Ieteru Series: Heroes of the Grand Pacification (Taiheiki eiyu den) Publisher: Yamamoto-ya Heikichi Menju Ieteru is s...

Other interesting features are the large sode on the shoulders and the protection for arm and shin (kote and suneate) of tsutsu type, with large wrapping plates. This samurai armor ...

Artist: Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892) Title: Mount Tobisu Dawn Moon (Toda Hanbei Shigeyuki) Series: One Hundred Aspects of the Moon Publisher: Akiyama Buemon Published: 1887 ...

A stunning pair of Japanese Aorigawa (flanchards), which was part of a Samurai's horses armor.

Edo Period Japanese Samurai suit of armor, complete with relevant shoulder cover (Sode).

Fearsomely expressive Iron "Mempo" Samurai face armour.

These masks were used to protect the face as well as intimidate the enemy.

A fine 19th century lacquer armour box, of rectangular form, the sides decorated with black painted character marks and mother of pearl on a red ground.

Early to mid Edo period, 18th century The unique construction of this armor is made to resemble the nude torso of a Buddhist guardian deity, Nio.

Ryubu menpo Half mask for samurai armor with “noble” expression Kaga Myochin school, early Edo Period (1615-1867) 17th century Removable nose and horsehair application; the surfa...

The thigh protector (haidate) is definitely unusual, made of horizontal plates with the same construction technique as the shoulder guards (sode). Samurai armor with this feature is ...

Samurai armor with eboshi-nari kabuto Tachi-do tosei gusoku Early to mid Edo period (1615 - 1867) 17th-18th century A good samurai armor of tachi-do style, made in gold ho...

A Japanese Meiji Samurai armour chest, dating from the early 19th Century.

In Japanese mythology, the deer is regarded as a messenger of God and symbolic of luck.

They also displayed Japanese armour (Kabuto) or warrior dolls (Gogatsu ningyo) in the house, wishing for the boys to grow to be strong and wise.

A koto Bingo Goami katana signed “Bishu Onomichi Goami Hideyuki" Late Muromachi period (1333-1573), circa 1525. Certificates: Blade: NBTHK Hozon Token Koshirae: NBTHK Hozon Kod...

This heavy helmet is typical of the work of the armor makers in the province of Kaga. Each plate is fitted with a row of nine rivets of diminishing size toward the top, with the exce...

Perfect as side tables, this pair of antique Hitsu 'Box' of Yoroi 'Armor' are dark red, with hand-painted gold crests and metal hardware.

This piece of samurai Armor is very rare and it is in preserved and original condition.

This O-Yoroi armor dates from the end of the Edo period, more specifically the Bakaumatsu Period - time period between the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853 and the fall of ...

Although the helmet is unsigned, the shape and some other features such as the number and arrangement of rivets, suggest an attribution to the Haruta school, one of the oldest armor ...