Armor (Yoroi), 18th century, Japanese, Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, as mounted: H. 58 1/2 in. (148.6 cm); W. 34 1/2 in. (87.6 cm); D. 28 in. (71.1 cm), Armor for Man, During the eighteenth century, there was a revival of interest in medieval Japanese culture. As the demand for historical styles of armor began to increase among the wealthy lords, contemporary armorers studied the older forms and techniques in order to duplicate them
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