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Karuta (カルタ金, karuta-gane) was a type of armour worn by samurai warriors and their retainers during the feudal era of Japan. The word karuta comes from the Portuguese word meaning "card" (carta), as the small square or rectangular plates that compose the armour resemble traditional Japanese playing cards.
Description. The six major articles or components of Japanese armour ( hei-no-rokugu, roku gu, or roku gusoku) are the dou or dō (chest armour), kabuto (helmet), mengu (facial armour), kote (armoured sleeves), sune-ate (shin armour), and the hai-date (thigh armour).
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Apr 7, 2018 · Japanese karuta armor is form of portable folding armor known as "tatami". Karuta are small square or rectangle plates of iron ( sometimes leather ) usually connected to each other by chain armor ( kusari ) with the plates being sewn to a cloth backing.
Oct 21, 2016 · A lightweight, portable folding (tatami) armor made from small square or rectangle armor plates called karuta. The karuta are usually connected to each other by chainmail and sewn to a cloth backing, Met Museum New York.P hoto Credit.
Japanese karuta armor is form of portable folding armor known as "tatami". Karuta are small lacquered square or rectangle plates of iron ( some times leather ) usually connected to each other by chain armor ( kusari ) with the plates being sewn to a cloth backing.
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