Quilty

Thank you for all the suggestions. Most of the lacing was replaced by AOI after the photos were taken, but some of the connections for the shoulder plates were not replaced and seem very weak to me. I will submit photos of the current condition later today.

Thank you so much for all the great information. One issue that I have is that the shoulder pads of the armor appear to be difficult to secure to the chest plate, which is very heavy. The connections are old and not very strong. I think it will have to be supported from below. Where can one purchase the sturdier stand pictured above? Thank you!

Here is the stand. I am not certain that I assembled it correctly. Thank you.

I recently acquired an Early Edo Period set of armor in Japan with matching Daisho. I am attempting to display the armor. I have a smallish new wooden stand that came with the armor as well as the two original wooden boxes that the armor was stored in, but I am having a difficult time getting the armor to "sit" on the box with any kind of stability. In particular, I cannot get the breastplate to rest on the stand. Any suggestions or guides that anyone could point me to would be very much appreciated. Thank you.