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  1. Tatami (畳具足), or tatami gusoku (from 畳む tatamu, "to fold", and gusoku, "full suit of armour"), was a type of lightweight portable folding Japanese armour worn during the feudal era of Japan by the samurai class and their foot soldiers .

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    Tatami. This article is about the Japanese flooring. For the Japanese armour component, see Tatami-dō. Tatami (畳) are types of mat used as flooring material in traditional Japanese -style rooms. They are made in standard sizes, twice as long as wide, about 0.9 metres (3') by 1.8 metres (6') depending on the region.

  3. Japanese tatami armour (畳胴具足), or tatami gusoku (Tatami, from Tatamu 畳む, "To fold") and gusoku (meaning armour), was a type of lightweight portable folding Japanese armour worn during the feudal era of Japan by the samurai class and their foot soldiers (ashigaru). The Tatami dou (dō) (a folding...

  4. 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.

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  5. Karuta. (armour) Antique Edo period Japanese (samurai) karuta tatami gusoku, Met Museum. Karuta (カルタ金, karuta-gane) [1] was a type of armour worn by samurai warriors and their retainers during the feudal era of Japan.

  6. A Brief History of Japanese Armour. This is merely a thumbnail history of the major developments in Japanese armour. For more information on its history, consult the various titles in the bibliography. Protohistory Yayoi (弥生時代) Joshua here. I hesitate to add this in, but I feel it is best to ensure completeness.

  7. Apr 7, 2018 · From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. 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. Chest armors were commonly made from ...

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