Samurai Armor
As a warrior,
a samurai was in need of protection. In Japan, armor
was mainly maunfactured from lacquered materials with metallic appointments.
The lacquer was highly flexible, tied at the joints with colored knotted
cords, and provided a high degree of protection. The relatively light weight
of the armor allowed for the horse borne warrior to travel greater distances.
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Source: New York Metropolitan Mueum of Art. Gusoka lacquer,
iron and leather from the Edo period. Rogers Fund, 1904.4.2. Photograph
by Bill Rednour.