Lot 1071 Japanese Samurai Thigh Guards. (Haidate)
Haidate is the thigh guard of Samurai armor (Yoroi). It was called Hiza Yoroi (thigh armor). It is said that Haidate appeared in the Nanbokucho Period. This Haidate was made around the Edo period. Blue floral design material with silk front. lacquered metal plates held in place by chain mail stitched to the material. Intact with some damage to the silk.
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