Domaru Armor with Blue Lacing, Helmet, and Large Shoulder Guards 縹糸威胴丸 兜・大袖付 附旗一旒ハナダイトオドシドウマル カブト・オオソデツキ ツケタリハタ1リュウ

Description

<i>D&ocirc;maru</i> was a type of armor that fastened under the right arm and had a <i>kusazuri</i> skirt of at least seven or eight sections, allowing greater ease of movement. <i>D&ocirc;maru</i> armor was made mostly after the Nanbokuch&ocirc; period (1333-92). This work is composed of alternately arranged black-lacquered leather and iron scales laced with blue cords dyed with dayflowers. The helmet is in the <i>akodanari</i> (melon-shaped) style with 38 ribs and skirt plate edges decorated with gold-plated ornamental rims. The decorative metal fittings are made of gold bronze with designs in openwork on fish-roe ground and in raised-relief engraving in colors. This piece, a complete set with the helmet and large shoulder guards, is a valuable example of classic <i>d&ocirc;maru</i> armor. It is mentioned in the armor volume of <i>Sh&ucirc;ko zessh&ucirc;</i> (E., <i>Illustrated Catalogues of Antiques</i>), and was in the possession of the Nasu family until recently.