Antique Armor 14
Item
- Title
- Antique Armor 14
- Description
- "Japanese Samurai armor, presented to President Theodore Roosevelt by the Emperor of Japan after the Portsmouth Peace Conference, ending the Russo-Japanese war, September 5, 1905. The color of this armor indicates a samurai of great authority. Heraldic (mons) on the armor belonged to several important families such as the Hosokawa, Ogasawara and Shibata. The helmet bowl dates from 1532-1555 and was made by Miochin Nobufusa, a pupil of the most famous armorer, Nobuiye. The face mask (mempo) was made by Miochin Munekatsu working about 1800-1854. The complete suit was probably mounted between 1850-1875."
- Identifier
- E253298-0
- Creator
- Nobufusa, Miochin
- Munekatsu, Miochin
- Contributor
- President Theodore Roosevelt and the Emperor of Japan
- Spatial Coverage
- Empire of Japan See all items with this value
- Date
- ca. 1905
- Subject
- Japanese
- Relation
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The National Museum of Natural History
https://www.si.edu/object/nmnhanthropology_8374787 - Provenance
- Collected by President Theodore Roosevelt
- Rights
- This work is in the public domain
- Item sets
- Armor Exhibition - Curran
- Media
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