Armor Exibit In Japan

[estcrh]

Here are some images from a small armor display that took place in Japan, 2015. As far as I know there is not a Japanese armor forum in Japan. From what I have been told, Japanese collectors are reluctant to post images of the items they own online. Small groups meet and discuss their armor items in person, exhibits often prohibit photography so this view of a small local exhibit is unusual. Nothing fancy, just a few very nice armors and related samurai items. Something I noticed, the armors are displayed with muchi (whips) instead of the usual saihai etc. This shows what you can do in a small space with limited recources.

 

 

 

相馬市の旧奥州中村藩馬陵城大手門を出陣される

　総大将を擁した相馬野馬追の御行列も通る

　相馬市田町の商店街にある広文堂書店2階ギャラリーで

　7/26(日)まで、相馬野馬追特別展

　「武士(もののふ)の備え」が開催されています。

 

 

 

Translation:Soma Art Club will host the 2015 Soma field Umaoi special exhibition with the samurai (Mononofu) until 2015/7/26 (Sun), is held in Soma Hirofumido bookstore second floor gallery.

Address: Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture Nakamura Tamachi 52 ( map here )

Admission: 500 yen (high school or less free)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[uwe]

Nice little exhibition with some good armor's. Note the inside laced shikoro!

[estcrh]

Nice little exhibition with some good armor's. Note the inside laced shikoro!

The lack of visible lacing, I missed that, not something you see very often.

 

[Greg F]

Cool looking stuff. Thanks for sharing.

 

Greg

[Brian]

Wow...some awesome stuff there. And look at that cannon!

[Luc T]

Eric, the kabuto with unvisible lacing is very likely a fine Nagamichi.

[DaveT]

Eric, the kabuto with unvisible lacing is very likely a fine Nagamichi.

 

Luc, I'm only seeing one kaga feature on the roku-no-ita with the inome.

[uwe]

Don't know if "Nagamichi" was affiliated with Kaga katchu-shi (the inome, you know...), but the kabuto is undoubtedly high end workmanship!

[Luc T]

Dave, this kabuto has very well executed koboshi, approximately +30 per ken. 3 Rows on the front plate. This quality and no Saotome can only be Nagamishi. The style of the fukurin and shikoro confirm this.

Thie is one of the very best edo smiths.

[Luc T]

Dark patina, also a trademark of Nagamichi.

[IanB]

I have a very similar ko boshi kabuto with roped fukurin that is also in shakudo. Nagamichi is a bit of an enigma as nothing really is known about him other than he is thought to be early Edo period which rules him out of being connected to Kaga who were exclusively Haruta smiths until quite late on. It is probably a recycled helmet bowl incorporated into a later Kaga armour. 

Ian Bottomley

[estcrh]

Nice little exhibition with some good armor's. Note the inside laced shikoro!

Any idea what the term is for this type of lacing???

[Shogun8]

Note the inside laced shikoro!

Love invisible odoshi. Very rare.

[DaveT]

Uwa sugake

[uwe]

The mogami do seems to be "Myochin ki no Munekata saku". Late Edo! Struggling with right and middle row.....

[estcrh]

The mogami do seems to be "Myochin ki no Munekata saku". Late Edo! Struggling with right and middle row.....

 

[uwe]

Yes Eric, .....lucky day September Kaei seven (1854). Very late Edo

[DaveT]

Typical late edo officials gusoku, these always have a mogami dou. The myochin must have secured the contract for these. Tetsu sabiji hachi/mengu/dou and sangu as standard. Very good armours to collect.