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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.
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 ...
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]
Dō-maru (胴丸), or "body wrap", was a type of chest armour ( dou or dō) worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Dō-maru first appeared in the 11th century, as an armour for lesser samurai and retainers. [2] Like the ō-yoroi style it became more common in the Genpei War at the end of the 12th century.
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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 armor would be built during the following centuries ...
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 ...
The armour is of the body-wrapped ( dōmaru) type. The dō is constructed mainly of black lacquered leather formed in one piece to give the appearance of individual lamellae. The solid plates at the top front ( muneate) and back are of iron covered in stencilled doe-skin. The armour is laced with dark blue silk and mounted on blue silk brocade.
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