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Post by haon on Jun 8, 2022 7:06:49 GMT
As some of you may or may not know, there is a a statue of the famous samurai Kusunoki Masashige, who died in the late kamakura era in the Genko - war. As far as I know this statue was created during the Meiji era, due to him being idolised as an example of never ending loyalty and as the "ideal" samurai. However, the statue bears an armor with a dō that seems to be made out of a single plate, which wasn't the case back then, as far as I know the most prominent types of armor in the kamakura era were the Ō - yoroi and the haramaki gusoku. Does anyone know if this depiction historically accurate, or is this probably just a stylistic choice?
Also, could it be possible that he was of the few wealthy samurai who were able to afford a dō out of a singular plate?
Furthermore, if this depicted armor isn't historically accurate, then what style of armor would be the most likely he would have worn / should be depicted on the statue?
I wasn't able to find any pictures or hints of his original armor survived, which would be highly unlikely I guess...
And, for those wondering, I plan on making my own armor, but just for decoration / costume, which is why I'm asking this much questions. Buying one is so semprini expensive...
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Post by junesbanunes on Jun 8, 2022 7:26:27 GMT
It's not easy getting a good look of the dō on the statue as all photos are taken from the same few angles so I might be mistaken, but it looks like it could be depicting an Ōyoroi with a tsurubashiri-gawa - a leather cover to prevent the bowstring getting caught in the dō when shooting.
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Post by haon on Jun 8, 2022 16:13:00 GMT
Thats true, it looks like it is covered in a piece of leather. But wouldn't an Ō - yoroi be more "boxy"? This one looks pretty well shaped around the body.
However, maybe this was done to make the casting process easier
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Post by junesbanunes on Jun 9, 2022 12:25:44 GMT
It does look a bit round so it's more likely a dō-maru (still with tsurubashiri-gawa) as they were starting to replace the Ōyoroi around then.
Of course it might also very well be that historical accuracy was not a priority and/or ability of the artist and/or comissioner of the statue.
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Post by treeslicer on Jun 9, 2022 13:23:35 GMT
As some of you may or may not know, there is a a statue of the famous samurai Kusunoki Masashige, who died in the late kamakura era in the Genko - war. As far as I know this statue was created during the Meiji era, due to him being idolised as an example of never ending loyalty and as the "ideal" samurai. However, the statue bears an armor with a dō that seems to be made out of a single plate, which wasn't the case back then, as far as I know the most prominent types of armor in the kamakura era were the Ō - yoroi and the haramaki gusoku. Does anyone know if this depiction historically accurate, or is this probably just a stylistic choice? Also, could it be possible that he was of the few wealthy samurai who were able to afford a dō out of a singular plate? Furthermore, if this depicted armor isn't historically accurate, then what style of armor would be the most likely he would have worn / should be depicted on the statue? I wasn't able to find any pictures or hints of his original armor survived, which would be highly unlikely I guess... And, for those wondering, I plan on making my own armor, but just for decoration / costume, which is why I'm asking this much questions. Buying one is so semprini expensive... It does look a bit round so it's more likely a dō-maru (still with tsurubashiri-gawa) as they were starting to replace the Ōyoroi around then. Of course it might also very well be that historical accuracy was not a priority and/or ability of the artist and/or comissioner of the statue. Please read: www.sumitomo.gr.jp/english/history/related/kusunoki/ |
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