The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour

The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour

The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour

The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour

30 April - 11 May 2021 • London

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Overview
The Battles of Ichinotani and Yashima | Edo period, late 17th - early 18th century

1 The Battles of Ichinotani and Yashima | Edo period, late 17th - early 18th century

An iron eight plate Kabuto [helmet] | The bowl Momoyama - Edo period, 16th - 17th century

2 An iron eight plate Kabuto [helmet] | The bowl Momoyama - Edo period, 16th - 17th century

A Kawari kabuto [unusually shaped helmet] | Edo period, 17th century

3 A Kawari kabuto [unusually shaped helmet] | Edo period, 17th century

A Suji-bachi [helmet with raised ridges] | Signed Saotome Iyetada | Edo period, 17th century

4 A Suji-bachi [helmet with raised ridges] | Signed Saotome Iyetada | Edo period, 17th century

An iron Kabuto [helmet] | Muromachi period, 16th century

5 An iron Kabuto [helmet] | Muromachi period, 16th century

A rare Hoshi-bachi [helmet with standing rivets] | Signed Saotome Iyetada | Edo period, 17th century

6 A rare Hoshi-bachi [helmet with standing rivets] | Signed Saotome Iyetada | Edo period, 17th century

A Kawari kabuto [unusually shaped helmet] and a Nanban do [cuirass] | The kabuto Edo period, 19th century | The cuirass Edo period, 17th century

7 A Kawari kabuto [unusually shaped helmet] and a Nanban do [cuirass] | The kabuto Edo period, 19th century | The cuirass Edo period, 17th century

A Kawari kabuto [unusually shaped helmet] | Edo period, 17th century

8 A Kawari kabuto [unusually shaped helmet] | Edo period, 17th century

An Eboshi-nari kabuto [court cap shaped helmet] | Edo period, 17th century

9 An Eboshi-nari kabuto [court cap shaped helmet] | Edo period, 17th century

An iron Hoshi-bachi [helmet with raised rivets] | Edo period, 17th century

10 An iron Hoshi-bachi [helmet with raised rivets] | Edo period, 17th century

A Momonari kabuto [peach shaped helmet] | Edo period, 17th century

11 A Momonari kabuto [peach shaped helmet] | Edo period, 17th century

A Kawari kabuto [unusually shaped helmet] | Edo period, 17th - 18th century

12 A Kawari kabuto [unusually shaped helmet] | Edo period, 17th - 18th century

A Hoshi-bachi [helmet with raised rivets] | Edo period, 17th century

13 A Hoshi-bachi [helmet with raised rivets] | Edo period, 17th century

A Hanbo | Muromachi period, 16th century

14 A Hanbo | Muromachi period, 16th century

A Mempo | Edo period, 17th - 18th century

15 A Mempo | Edo period, 17th - 18th century

A Somen | Edo period, 17th - 18th century

16 A Somen | Edo period, 17th - 18th century

A fine Okegawa-do gusoku [armour] | Momoyama - Edo period, late 16th - early 17th century

17 A fine Okegawa-do gusoku [armour] | Momoyama - Edo period, late 16th - early 17th century

A fine Nimai-do gusoku [armour] |The kabuto Momoyama period, late 16th century

18 A fine Nimai-do gusoku [armour] |The kabuto Momoyama period, late 16th century

A fine Nimai-do gusoku [armour], Edo period, mid-18th century

19 A fine Nimai-do gusoku [armour], Edo period, mid-18th century

A Nimai-do gusoku [armour] | The kabuto signed Saotome Moriie | Edo period, late 17th century

20 A Nimai-do gusoku [armour] | The kabuto signed Saotome Moriie | Edo period, late 17th century

A Yokohagi okegawa-do gusoku [armour] | Edo period, mid-18th century

21 A Yokohagi okegawa-do gusoku [armour] | Edo period, mid-18th century

A fine Nimai-do gusoku [armour] | Edo period, late 17th century

22 A fine Nimai-do gusoku [armour] | Edo period, late 17th century

A Honkozane nimai-do gusoku [armour] | The kabuto signed Joshu ju Saotome Ieharu | Edo period, late 17th century

23 A Honkozane nimai-do gusoku [armour] | The kabuto signed Joshu ju Saotome Ieharu | Edo period, late 17th century

A Nimai-do gusoku [armour] | Edo period, 17th - 18th century

26 A Nimai-do gusoku [armour] | Edo period, 17th - 18th century

A Nimai-do gusoku [armour] | Edo period, 17th century

27 A Nimai-do gusoku [armour] | Edo period, 17th century

A Tachi | Signed Zen Hakushu Nobutaka nyudo | Edo period, dated Kanbun jusannen (1673)

28 A Tachi | Signed Zen Hakushu Nobutaka nyudo | Edo period, dated Kanbun jusannen (1673)

An Omori school koshirae | Edo period, 18th century

29 An Omori school koshirae | Edo period, 18th century

A Katana | Signed Noshu ju Morihiro | Muromachi period, 15th century

30 A Katana | Signed Noshu ju Morihiro | Muromachi period, 15th century

A Wakizashi | Signed Hishu ju Seuhide saku | Dated Bunmei sannen hachigatsu hi (A day in August 1471)

31 A Wakizashi | Signed Hishu ju Seuhide saku | Dated Bunmei sannen hachigatsu hi (A day in August 1471)

An Echizen katana | Signed Echizen Yasutsugu kore o tsukuru | Edo period, 17th century

32 An Echizen katana | Signed Echizen Yasutsugu kore o tsukuru | Edo period, 17th century

An Osaka katana | Signed Tango no kami Naomichi | Edo period, 17th century

33 An Osaka katana | Signed Tango no kami Naomichi | Edo period, 17th century

A Hojoji wakizashi | Signed Tajima no kami Hojoji Tachibana Sadakuni with kinzogan [gold inlay] cutting test inscription | Edo period, dated Kanbun nananen gogatsu jukyunichi (19 May 1667)

34 A Hojoji wakizashi | Signed Tajima no kami Hojoji Tachibana Sadakuni with kinzogan [gold inlay] cutting test inscription | Edo period, dated Kanbun nananen gogatsu jukyunichi (19 May 1667)

A Katana | Signed Chikuzen kuni Minamoto Nobukini Heijiro Yoshinao saku | Edo period, 19th century

35 A Katana | Signed Chikuzen kuni Minamoto Nobukini Heijiro Yoshinao saku | Edo period, 19th century

An Etchu tachi | Attributed to Norishige | Late Kamakura - early Nanbokucho period, 14th century

36 An Etchu tachi | Attributed to Norishige | Late Kamakura - early Nanbokucho period, 14th century

A Wakizashi | Signed Tsuda Echizen no kami Sukehiro | Edo period, 17th century

37 A Wakizashi | Signed Tsuda Echizen no kami Sukehiro | Edo period, 17th century

A Hizen wakizashi | Signed Shinju no kami Kunihiro | Edo period, dated Keicho juyonen (1609)

38 A Hizen wakizashi | Signed Shinju no kami Kunihiro | Edo period, dated Keicho juyonen (1609)

A Shin-shinto wakizashi with Goto school koshirae | Edo period, 18th century

39 A Shin-shinto wakizashi with Goto school koshirae | Edo period, 18th century

A Katana | Signed Kii no kuni Yasumitsu | Edo period, 17th century

40 A Katana | Signed Kii no kuni Yasumitsu | Edo period, 17th century

A Katana | Signed Takenaka Kunihiko | Edo period, 19th century

41 A Katana | Signed Takenaka Kunihiko | Edo period, 19th century

An Efu no tachi | Signed Toyoshima Minamoto Masatomo | Edo period, 18th century

42 An Efu no tachi | Signed Toyoshima Minamoto Masatomo | Edo period, 18th century

A Tanto with handachi-style koshirae | Signed Kanekiyo | Momoyama - Edo period, late 16th - early 17th century

43 A Tanto with handachi-style koshirae | Signed Kanekiyo | Momoyama - Edo period, late 16th - early 17th century

A Tanto | Edo period, 17th century

44 A Tanto | Edo period, 17th century

A Tanto with silver-mounted koshirae | The koshirae - Edo period, 19th century

45 A Tanto with silver-mounted koshirae | The koshirae - Edo period, 19th century

A Shin-shinto tanto | Edo period, dated Kaei rokunen hachigatsu kichijitsu (An auspicious day in August 1854)

46 A Shin-shinto tanto | Edo period, dated Kaei rokunen hachigatsu kichijitsu (An auspicious day in August 1854)

A Shin-shinto tanto | Edo period, 19th century

47 A Shin-shinto tanto | Edo period, 19th century

A Tanto koshirae | Edo period, 19th century

48 A Tanto koshirae | Edo period, 19th century

An Aikuchi tanto | Signed Michitoshi | Edo period, dated Man'en gannen hachigatsu hi (A day in August 1860)

49 An Aikuchi tanto | Signed Michitoshi | Edo period, dated Man'en gannen hachigatsu hi (A day in August 1860)

An Aikuchi tanto with silver mounts | Edo period, 19th century

50 An Aikuchi tanto with silver mounts | Edo period, 19th century