This is an antique Tatami Do (folding armor cuirass) from the late Edo period, certified as Kicho Shiryo (special rare article) by The Association for the Research and Preservation of Japanese Helmets and Armor. The armor is made of Karuta sane (square metal pieces) joined by chains, allowing it to be folded for portability. It includes a cuirass, haidate, kote, sode, armor stand, and storage box.
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Tatami-gusoku
Full gusoku (complete suit)
Unsigned
Navy
Edo
Kichō Shiryō · Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai
A piece judged to be of valuable quality and reference interest, a rank above the base Hozon Shiryō.
Japanese armour is not certified by the NBTHK. The Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai (the Association for the Research and Preservation of Japanese Helmets and Armour), founded in 1961, is the principal body for armour. Its shinsa grades a piece as 資料 (shiryō, "reference material") across five ascending ranks: Hozon, Kichō, Tokubetsu Kichō, Kōshū Tokubetsu Kichō, and the highest, Jūyō Bunka Shiryō. The 資料 framing reflects the society’s purpose of preserving armour as cultural and historical reference, distinct from the NBTHK’s sword paper tiers.
Returns/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
This is an antique Tatami Do (folding armor cuirass) from the late Edo period, certified as Kicho Shiryo (special rare article) by The Association for the Research and Preservation of Japanese Helmets and Armor. The armor is made of Karuta sane (square metal pieces) joined by chains, allowing it to be folded for portability. It includes a cuirass, haidate, kote, sode, armor stand, and storage box.
NihontoWatchBETAEdo
Tatami-gusoku
Full gusoku (complete suit)
Unsigned
Navy
Edo
Kichō Shiryō · Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai
A piece judged to be of valuable quality and reference interest, a rank above the base Hozon Shiryō.
Japanese armour is not certified by the NBTHK. The Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai (the Association for the Research and Preservation of Japanese Helmets and Armour), founded in 1961, is the principal body for armour. Its shinsa grades a piece as 資料 (shiryō, "reference material") across five ascending ranks: Hozon, Kichō, Tokubetsu Kichō, Kōshū Tokubetsu Kichō, and the highest, Jūyō Bunka Shiryō. The 資料 framing reflects the society’s purpose of preserving armour as cultural and historical reference, distinct from the NBTHK’s sword paper tiers.
Returns/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.