Collection
Suit of Armor in Gusoku Style
| Suit of Armor in Gusoku Style |
| Cultural Asesets designated by the Hikone City government Shiga Prefecture Red-lacquered iron plates with blue silk lacing With cuirass in nuinobe-nimaido style Edo period, 17th century Owned by Ii Naosumi (1625-1676), 3rd lord of the Hikone domain Gift of Ii Family |
The top of the helmet sports a kara-no-kashira, an ornament made from bunches of yak hair. Although each successive head of Ii family owned a kara-no-kashira, this is the only extant example that retains the original hardware for fixing it to the helmet.
