Domaru Type Armor, With black leather lacing, white at shoulders, Nanbokucho period, 14th century (mportant Cultural Property, Gift of Ms. Fujiwara Kiyoko)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Rooms 5 & 6
March 25, 2014 (Tue) - June 15, 2014 (Sun)
Beginning with the sword which is the most important possession of a samurai, this gallery focuses on arms and armor, saddlery, attire of the warriors as well as their portraits and hand-writings.
Current exhibit includes:
Hyogo-gusari-no-tachi Style Sword Mounting, Lion and stylized fish-scale design, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Niutsuhime Jinja, Wakayama)
Tachi Sword, By Sadazane, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Unshu Mitani Meitokukai)
Itomaki-no-tachi Style Sword Mounting (For tachi sword by Sadazane), With bamboo grass and gentian crests on nashiji lacquer ground, Edo period, 17th - 18th century
Domaru Type Armor, With black leather lacing, white at shoulders, Nanbokucho period, 14th century (mportant Cultural Property, Gift of Ms. Fujiwara Kiyoko)