This samurai suit of amour is the 'domaru' style first used around 1400. It is a close fitting type of body armor, with more protection for the thighs and smaller shoulder-guards than previous forms of armor. It protects the wearer from the climate as well as body harm due to warfare. The armor can also be considered to be decorative because of the use of leather, bear-fur and lacquer. You can also use this piece as an example of group membership. The wheel mallets on the fore crest of the helmet and other areas are the family emblem of the Doi family. They were a middle-ranking samurai family who lived in northeast Tokyo.
Date: approx 1799
Materials and Techniques: Iron, gilded, silvered and patinated copper, polished rayfish skin, silk, leather, bear-fur and lacquer
Manufacturer: Unknown
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