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 smoked leather thongs With cuirass in nuinobe-nimaido style Edo period, 17th century Owned by Ii Naotaka (1590-1659), 2nd lord of the Hikone domain Gift of Ii Family |
The do is an example of a Nuinobe-do, made by joining broad strips of iron plates into tiered layers.Smoked leather is employed to create a mottled pattern while sparsely joining the plates, which are joined closer together toward the bottom. This style was adopted by Naotaka, 2nd head of Ii family and subsequent heirs.
