Japanese Antique Armour Specialist
Musashiya
Shiinomi nari
椎実形
Shiinomi (Sweet acorn) shaped
Koboshi
小星
small rivet
xx ken
xx間
xx between lines on the helmet
Tsunomoto
角本
hook for Maetate
Hachimanza
decorated metal ring for the hole on the top
八幡座
Suji
筋
line
Fukikaeshi
吹返し
wing-shaped plate attached on each side to protect the face from arrows
Mabisashi
眉庇
visor
Kabuto no O
兜の緒
Kabuto strap
前立
Shikoro
錣／𩊱
thin and narrow iron plates attached on the back to protect the neck
Itazane
板札
small rectangle-shaped plate
Odoshi
威
strap binding the plates from up to downwards
Kebiki Odoshi
毛引威
intricate pattern of Odoshi
Sugake Odoshi
素懸威
simple pattern of Odoshi
Wakidate
脇立
removable decorated sculpture built-inside of Kabutobachi
Maetate
ornament on the front of Kabutobachi
Kirigane
切金
cutting a thin metal sheet into decorative motifes
Uchi Mabisashi
内眉庇
inner visor
Menoshitaho
目の下頰
under eyes face protecter
内眉庇
Akoda Nari
Akoda squash shape, round and shallow dimple on top
阿古陀形 あこだなり
Bonji
梵字
Sanskrit characters
Bonsho
bell meaning time informer in Buddism
梵鐘
Bugaku
舞楽 ぶがく
classical imported dance music
Fukko Kabuto
revived Kabuto in the Edo era from Muromachi or Sengoku era
復古兜
Fukurin
覆輪
flathead rivets welded, standing hem as a protector
Gofun
ore powder Japanese coloring material (white paint made from the Oyster shell)
胡粉 ごふん
Haidate
佩楯 はいだて
a thigh protector below Kusazuri
Hibiki Ana
holes for chinstraps
響き穴
Higaki
檜垣
carved gold and copper plate as a decoration
Ikaboshi
large ornamented rivet
厳星
Itayagai
板屋貝
one of a bivalve, scallop family
Kabuto
whole helmet include accessories
兜
Kabutobachi
兜鉢
main part of a helmet without accessories
Kasa Shikoro
slightly tilted Shikoro
笠錣
Koshimaki ita
腰巻き板
skirt, trimmed bottom part of the helmet
Kusazuri
tasset, hanging under body part to protect the upper thighs
草摺 くさずり
Kuwagata
鍬形
stag beetle horn-shaped front decoration
Miagejiwa
look up wrinkles
見上げ皺 みあげじわ
Naga Eboshi
長烏帽子 ながえぼし
long black cap for men
Nanako
fish roe patterned engraver with small circle top chisel
魚子 ななこ
~ Nari
~ 形 なり
~ shaped
Nerikawa
tanned and beaten leather
練革
Odawara Nari
小田原形
whole iron made Kabutobachi
Rinpou / Rinbou
wheel shaped talisman/charm of Buddhism
輪宝 りんぽう りんぼう
Saika / Saiga
雑賀 さいか さいが
area name of Wakayama city, Wakayama Pref.
Sashi
a turban shell's projection
刺し
Shinodare
條垂 しのだれ
sword-shaped wire decoration, hanged from Hachimanza top hole
Shinogi
ridge in the middle of Katana sword or plate
鎬 しのぎ
Suji Kabuto
筋兜
lined Kabuto with Fukurin
Takuboku Ito
wide string designed as if it was stabbed by a woodpecker
啄木糸
Tokin
鍍金
metal plating
Tsumadori
sleeves or Kusazuri hemstitches with colored strings
褄取り
Uchimayu
打ち眉
eyebrow shaped embossment
Uege
hair transplant
植毛 うえげ
XX maibari
xx 枚張
welded xx pieces of iron plates
Zougan
one of the Japanese handcraft technique
象嵌 ぞうがん
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