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Worn by samurai and courtiers during the Edo period, the outfit included a formal kimono, hakama, and a sleeveless jacket with exaggerated shoulders called a kataginu. Samurai visiting the shōgun and other high-ranking daimyō at court were sometimes required to wear very long hakama called naga-bakama (lit. ' long hakama ').
Civil strife, duels, assassinations, and peasant revolts all required the use of armours such as the kusari katabira (chain armour jacket) and armoured sleeves, as well as other types of armour which could be worn under ordinary clothing. [25] Edo period samurai were in charge of internal security and would wear various types of kusari gusoku ...
Edo-period samurai police officers (machikata doshin) wore kusari garments for protection when making an arrest, [5] and Ian Bottomley in Arms and Armor of the Samurai: The History of Weaponry in Ancient Japan [6] shows a picture of kusari armour and mentions kusari katabira "chain jazerants" with detachable arms being worn by samurai police ...
Antique Edo period Japanese (samurai) samurai chain mail vest or manchira. This was worn under traditional armour or clothing as hidden protection. Antique Japanese (samurai) Edo period kikko manchira or a vest made with hexagon armour plates kikko .
Civil strife, duels, assassinations, and peasant revolts required the use of tatami dō as well as kusari katabira (chain armour jackets) and armoured sleeves as well as other types of armour which could be worn under ordinary clothing. [8] Edo period samurai were in charge of internal security and would wear various types of kusari gusoku ...
A samurai in his armour in the 1860s. Hand-colored photograph by Felice Beato. Samurai or bushi (武士, [bɯ.ɕi]) were members of the warrior class in Japan.They were most prominent as aristocratic warriors during the country's feudal period from the 12th century to early 17th century, and thereafter as a top class in the social hierarchy of the Edo period until their abolishment in the ...
When the Meiji Restoration began, those working to build the new government were wearing a diverse array of different clothing based on their social status during the previous Edo period. Nobles had their ikan ( 衣冠 ) court wear and informal kariginu ( 狩衣 ) , samurai had the distinct hitatare ( 直垂 ) and kamishimo ( 裃 ) dress, and ...
An Edo period wood block print of a samurai putting on a fundoshi. The fundoshi is first mentioned in the classic Japanese history text, the Nihon Shoki. They are also depicted on clay figurines, haniwa. The fundoshi was the underwear of choice for all adults regardless of sex, wealth, or social status.