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 okegawa-nimaido style Momoyama - Edo period, 17th century Owned by Ii Naomasa (1561-1602), 1st lord of the Hikone domain Gift of Ii Family |
Okegawa-do refers to a do made by joining two horizontally-long iron plates without employing any silk lacing. The suit is traditionally believed to have belonged to Naomasa, 1st head of Ii family, with the possibility that it was also used by Naotaka, who succeeded him.
