Hoshi Kabuto

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Hoshi Kabuto
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Information
Weapon type: Protective weapon
Designations: Hoshi Kabuto
Use: helmet
Creation time: about 14th century to 15th century
Region of origin /
author: 		Japan , armory
Distribution: Japan
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The Hoshi Kabuto ( Japanese 星 兜 , dt. "Star Helmet ") is a helmet ( Kabuto ) worn by Japanese samurai with their armor ( Yoroi ).

description

The Hoshi Kabuto is the type helmet of the so-called multi-plate helmets. These helmets consist of pie-shaped iron plates that are joined together to form the helmet shell . A kind of head (Japanese: Tehen-No-Kanamono) is attached to the top of the Kabuto and serves as a fastening for the entire plates. There are different versions of the helmet, which differ in the shape and design of the plates and how they are attached:

  1. Suji Bashi Kabuto
  2. Hari Bashi Kabuto
  3. Koboshi Bashi Kabuto

The design of the helmet shell through the plates, the number of which varies from version to version, is the same for all. The same type of helmet can consist of a different number of these plates. The number of plates varies from 16 to 120 pieces per helmet. The shape of the helmet can also vary. There are six different dome shapes that are assigned to the Hochi Kabuto :

Forms of Hoshi Kabuto
  1. Akoda Nari
  2. Goshozan
  3. Heichozan
  4. Koseizan
  5. Tenkokuzan
  6. Zenshozan

The striking thing about this type of helmet are the protruding, rounded rivets with which the individual plates are attached to one another. The decoration of the helmets is just as different as that of other helmets. It differs depending on the tastes of the blacksmith or the owner.

literature

  • Oscar Ratti, Adele Westbrook: Secrets of the samurai. A survey of the martial arts of feudal Japan. Tuttle Publishing, Rutland VT 1991, ISBN 0-8048-1684-0 , p. 208.
  • Edward Gilbertson: The genealogy of the Miochin family. Armourers, swordsmiths and artists in iron (XIIth to XVIIIth century). Incorporates material translated from the Japanese by G. Kowaki. In: Transactions and Proceedings of the Japan Society. Vol. 1, 1892, ZDB -ID 205619-7 , pp. 111-126, 13 tables (also special print).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times. With an Introduction by Donald J. LaRocca. Courier Dover Publications, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , pp. 327-331.
  2. ↑ Clive Sinclaire: Samurai. The weapons and spirit of the Japanese warrior. Salamander, London 2001, ISBN 1-84065-233-0 .

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