Navy Blue Brocade Buddha Double-Piece Armor
The helmet is the same model armor worn by Shohei Otani at the Los Angeles Angels home run celebration in 2023
Marutake Sangyo is a manufacturer of authentic samurai yoroi armor and helmets. They are carefully handcrafted by skilled artisans at a factory designated as a traditional craft in Kagoshima Prefecture. Following the techniques of the time, every detail is faithfully reproduced.
Marutake Sangyo's armor and helmets are mainly made of iron, brass, deerskin, etc., and are made in a form suitable for each purpose. They have also received numerous repair and reproduction requests from shrines, temples, and museums, as well as costumes for movies and TV dramas.
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Navy Blue Brocade Buddha Two-Piece Armor
This armor is an original Marutake design, created by the first armorer of our workshop, Mitsunin, around 1975, following a revival Edo period structure.
Price
770,000 JPY
Specifications
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Bowl: black lacquer 18-pieces star helmet
Front plate: wooden gold lacquer lion (komainu)
Hoe-shaped ware: brass burnished hoe-shaped
Shikoro: gold-lacquered modern kozane navy blue thread-dyed four-tiered umbrella sash
Chest: black-lacquered chest Buddha two-piece armor (with gold arabesque pattern)
Gyoyo: leather covered
Sleeve: gold painted modern small bills, navy blue thread, large sleeves, eight-tiered (including crown plate)
Kusazuri: gold-painted modern kozane navy blue thread-dyed five-tiered seven-pieces
Gauntlet: gold-painted gourd gauntlets
Shin: gold-painted neutral raised-shin
Shoulder guard: gold-painted modern kozane navy blue thread-dyed shoulder guard
Size
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When displayed: W85(including shoulder strap)×D55(including shin guards)×H167(including front plate)cm
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Storage: W45×D42×H55cm
*The color of the back of the face mask will be the same as the color of the front (from January 2022)
*The character "前" shown on the chest is one of the nine incantations of Shugendo, “Nine Character Self-Defense Laws” meaning to ward off evil
*The lion (komainu) on the helmet is meant to ward off evil spirits
*For brass with a hoe-shaped ware finish, the finish will be as shown in the photo
(From July 2021)
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