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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 ...
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Dō-maru. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 377. The sixteenth century marks a period in Japanese history that was disrupted by political upheaval, warlordism, and nearly constant military conflicts, bringing along significant changes in armor and in the way battles were fought.
The type of armor worn by high-ranking samurai cavalrymen from about the late Heian through the early Muromachi periods (mid-twelfth–fourteenth century) is referred to as yoroi.
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.
While the style faded from usage in the 16th century, due to the better protection offered by Tosei Gusoku, it along with ō-yoroi saw a return to popularity as ceremonial armors during the Edo period (1603-1868). Dō-maru gusoku (full set of armor for a samurai). Japanese. Edo Period, early mid-18th century.
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During the Kamakura Period (1183–1333) the ō-yoroi was the principal armour of those of rank, but samurai found the dō-maru a lighter, more comfortable armour than the ō-yoroi and began to wear it more and more often.
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