Description
This replica of a 12th-century armor was crafted by modern artisans. A Shinto shrine in Tokyo houses the original, which may have been presented as a sacred offering by the samurai general Hatakeyama Shigetada (1164–1205). The replica is meant to show how the original would have looked in its initial, undamaged condition 800 years ago.
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ColBase
"ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan" is a service that enables a multi-database search of the collections in the four national museums (To...
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
September 21, 2026