Yoroihitatare (Suit worn under armor), Design of peonies and undulating stripes on a purple ground 鎧直垂 紫地牡丹立涌模様よろいひたたれ むらさきじぼたんたてわくもよう
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[Yoroi hitatare] suits, which were worn underneath [yoroi] armor, were designed to move more easily than the ordinary [hitatare] that warriors wore on semi-formal occasions.
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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.
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July 20, 2026