Kusazuri
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Kusazuri, Kusadzuri |
| Use: | armor |
| Region of origin / author: |
Japan , armory |
| Distribution: | Japan |
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The Kusazuri ( Japanese 草 摺 ) are parts of the Japanese samurai armor .
description
The kusazuri are shaped like a belt . Pieces of plate armor are attached to the belt at intervals . The Kusazuri are tied around the lower end of the breastplate (Do) and fixed on the back. The number of plates can vary. The fewer records there are, the cheaper it was to buy the kusazuri . The simple servants or soldiers wore a kusazuri with three or four plates, higher samurai one with five or rarely six plates. The individual panels are tied with silk ribbons or with chain armorconnected. A thick layer of fabric is often used as the substrate. The color scheme and design is very different. The coloring is usually adapted to the coloring of the rest of the armor. They are the counterpart to the European tassettes .
literature
- Anthony J. Bryant: The samurai. Warriors of medieval Japan, 940–1600 (= Elite Series 23). Color Plates by Angus McBride. Osprey Publishing, London 1989, ISBN 0-85045-897-8 , p. 49.
- H. Russell Robinson : Japanese Arms & Armor: Introduction [and line drawings]. Arms and Armor Press, London 1969, ISBN 978-0-85368-019-2 , pp. 14, 25, 37.
- H. Russell Robinson: Oriental Armor. Jenkins, London 1967, p. 176 (Reprinted. Courier Dover Publications, Mineola NY 2002, ISBN 0-486-41818-9 ).
- Stephen R. Turnbull : Samurai armies, 1550-1615 (= Men-at-arms Series. ). Color Plates by Richard Hook. Osprey Publishing, 1979, ISBN 0-85045-302-X , p. 31.
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.
