Collection
Suit of Armor in Gusoku Style
| Suit of Armor in Gusoku Style |
| Red-lacquered iron plates with light green silk lacing With cuirass in nuinobe-nimaido style Edo period, 18-19th century Gift of Yagihara Family |
This suit was owned by the Yagihara clan, a hanshi family serving the Hikone domain. The front of the helmet sports a tentsuki, an ornamental feature common to surviving examples of armor owned by Hikone hanshi.
