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Jan 26, 2021 · With the beginning of the Sengoku era, in the 16th century a new type of samurai armor was finally established, called tōsei gusoku (literally "modern armor"). For this type of equipment, which will remain in use for the entire Edo period, different types of dō can be distinguished, depending on the construction.
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Description. This unsigned armour is of the ‘body-wrapped’ ( dōmaru) type introduced in the late Kamakura period (1185–1333). Thanks to its relative lightness, the style soon became popular with higher-ranking samurai.
It emerged in the 11th century as a tighter-fitting torso armor that wrapped around the body in a form called haramaki, or belly band, which tied around the side. It was used by lower-class samurai and ashigaru, or soldiers, who largely fought on foot and could not afford the more expensive ō-yoroi.
A yoroi is a cavalry armor worn by samurai comprising in its basic form a kabuto (helmet), dō (cuirass) with kusazuri (multipart skirt pendant), and sode (shoulder guards).
The classic Japanese armour, the heavy, square, boxy suit, is now called ō-yoroi (大鎧・“great armour”) although it was originally just called yoroi. The oldest extant ō-yoroi is today just boards made of scales laced together. In other words, it is no longer a solid, wearable piece of armour.
Samurai of the Nambokucho era (1336-1392): samurai on the left in traditional o-yoroi armor; the samurai in the center - in d-maru ("around the body") armor with gyoyo breastplates; the samurai on the right is also dressed in a dô-maru, and on his head he has an eboshi hat - a samurai headdress that they wore instead of a comforter
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Download this stock image: Cuirass of a Dō-maru 15th century Japanese 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..
