Subject: hatamoto samurai 'bannerman' warrior guard
Culture: Japanese
Setting: late Muromachi / Aizuchi-Momoyama, Japan 1544-1643
Object: costume = 陣羽織 jinbaori surcoat, 着物 kimono robe, 袴 hakama trousers
Harwood International > Samurai Collection *
"... The suit is accompanied by a jinbaori (vest),
which would have been worn over the armor on ceremonial occasions" ....
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