Gusoku Type ArmorEuropean-style cuirass with dark blue lacing, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Rooms 5 & 6
June 4, 2019 (Tue) - August 25, 2019 (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:
Gusoku Type Armor, European-style cuirass with dark blue lacing, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century (Important Cultural Property)
Hirumaki-no-tachi Style Sword Mounting, With scabbard decorated with spiral bands of silver-plated copper, Heian period, 12th century (National Treasure, Lent by Niutsuhime jinja, Wakayama)