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Photograph of Ō-yoroi Armour with Red Lacing, Bamboo, Tigers and Sparrows

Ō-yoroi Armour with Red Lacing, Bamboo, Tigers and Sparrows

赤糸威大鎧(竹虎雀飾)

National TreasureŌ-yoroi armour — Kamakura period

National Treasure

Ō-yoroi Armour with Red Lacing, Bamboo, Tigers and Sparrows

赤糸威大鎧(竹虎雀飾)

Type
Ō-yoroi armour
Period and date
Kamakura period
Collection:
Kasuga Taisha

03 — Overview

An ō-yoroi laced with red silk cord and fitted with metal ornaments of bamboo, tigers and sparrows. Kamakura period. A National Treasure of Kasuga Taisha, Nara.

04 — Object data

Designation
National TreasureSource ↗
Type
Ō-yoroi armour
Category
Armor
Collection
Kasuga Taisha
05 — Detail · Armour red threads Kasuga shrine · By Association of Cultural Properties · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

12 — Collection

Kasuga Taisha

14 — Sources & references

  1. [1]
    赤糸威大鎧 (竹虎雀飾)

    文化庁 国指定文化財等データベース · Government · Supports: Designation, Name

  2. [2]
    Kasuga Taisha

    春日大社 · Museum · Supports: Collection, Description

  3. [3]
    Wikidata Q107045790

    Wikidata · Database · Supports: Name, Date, Maker, Collection · Accessed 2026-09-25

  4. [4]
    File:Armour red threads Kasuga shrine.jpg

    Wikimedia Commons · Image host

15 — Image credits

  1. Armour red threads Kasuga shrine

    Creator / Photographer
    Association of Cultural Properties
    Source
    Wikimedia Commons — File:Armour red threads Kasuga shrine.jpg ↗
    Credit
    Portfolio of National tresures Volume 1st, Association of Cultural Properties, Tokyo, 1952-03-30
    Licence
    Public domain
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