Kekutsu
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Kekutsu, kutsu |
| Use: | armor |
| Region of origin / author: |
Japan , armory |
| Distribution: | Japan |
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The kekutsu ( Japanese 毛 靴 , dt. " Fur shoes ") or kutsu is a protective weapon from Japan.
description
The kekutsu are usually made of bearskin and leather, as well as fabrics such as brocade . They are made like normal shoes with the bearskin on the outside. The part around the ankle is made of brocade and they have a shoe sole that is treated with varnish. The shoes are made big enough to be put on over the normal tabi or the armored Kogake and Kusari tabi .
literature
- Ruth M. Shaver: Kabuki costume. Illustrations by Akira Sōma and Gakō Ōta. CE Tuttle Co., Rutland VT et al. 1966, pp. 207, 213, 365.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 (Reprint), p. 404.
Web links
Commons : Kegutsu - collection of images, videos and audio files
