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This Dō-maru is an excellent example of a late Muromachi period (1392-1573) close fitting armor of a high ranking warrior. The suit is in superb condition and is laced in an unobtrusive earth tone color scheme, reflecting the sober taste of the time which is in stark contrast to the flamboyant styles that emerged in the subsequent Momoyama ...
Munemenui dou (dō) or Unamenui dou (dō) – chest armours with a running stitch that goes horizontally across the surface of the dou (dō). This stitch of lacing runs along the surface of the lame looking like a dotted line paralleling the top. Dangae dou (dō) gusoku – meaning "step-changing", a combination of two or more styles.
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Cuirass (. Dō-maru. ) The dō-maru is a close-fitting cuirass with a multisection skirt developed to meet the demand for lighter armor. Of lamellar construction and fastening on the right side, the dō-maru was initially worn in feudal Japan by foot soldiers armed with staff weapons. By the Muromachi period (1392–1573), however, it gained ...
Cuirass (Do-maru) A dō-maru is a type of armor originally worn by infantry in the Heian (794–1185) and Kamakura periods (1185–1333) and later worn by samurai. The dō (cuirass) ties at the right side and the kusazuri (multipart skirt pendant) is divided into seven sections. Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed ...
Chapter Six: The Dō. The dō, or cuirass, is the largest and most visible part of any given armour.As such, it really sets the feel for the suit. In fact, it is the design of the dō that gives an armour its name, be it a yokohagi ni-mai dō gusoku (“horizontally-rivetted clamshell cuirass armour”) or a go-mai dangaie haramaki dō gusoku (“armour with a five-sectional cuirass with two ...
Japanese armour. Ō-yoroi, Kamakura period, 13th-14th century, National Treasure, Kasuga Grand Shrine. Scholars agree that Japanese armour first appeared in the 4th century, with the discovery of the cuirass and basic helmets in graves. [1] During the Heian period (794-1185), the unique Japanese samurai armour ō-yoroi and dō-maru appeared. [2]
Jan 26, 2021 · The dō, the cuirass of samurai armor, underwent many changes over the centuries, gradually adapting to innovations in the battlefield; some of the key ideas, however, persisted for centuries in the minds of Japanese armorers and already in the tanko, the first known model of armor, we can find, at an early stage, the archetypes on which the ...
