Armour with Fudō Myōō
Japan
15th- 17th century
Steel, silk, leather
Early collection
Notice
The dome of the helmet, made of sixty-two plates, is signed “Yoshinori” of the Myōchin school, in the 2nd quarter of the 15th century. The breastplate, from the Genroku period (late 17th century) bears a powerful protector in Tantric Buddhism: the Triad of the Unshakeable King of Science (Fudō Myōō sanzon 不動明王三尊), with the youths Kongara and Seitaka. The dragon on the back is also a powerful protective figure.
Bibliography
- Eracle, Jean. 1991. Civilisation des Samurai. Genève / Ivrea : Musée d'ethnographie / Priuli & Verlucca, n° 45
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