Zunari Kabuto
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Zunari Kabuto |
| Use: | helmet |
| Region of origin / author: |
Japan , armory |
| Distribution: | Japan |
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The Zunari Kabuto , also Japanese. Three plates Kabuto or head-shaped Kabuto , is a helmet that was worn by the Japanese samurai with their armor ( Yoroi ).
description
The Zunari Kabuto is made of iron . It is one of the three-plate kabutos, as the helmet shell consists of three massive plates. There are two basic versions, which are (Japanese) called Hineno Kabuto and Etchu Kabuto. The only difference between these helmet versions is that in the Hineno Kabuto the large central plate runs under the plate of the eye protection, while in the Etchu Kabuto the central plate overlaps the plate of the eye protection. The additional decoration of the helmets can vary greatly. Generally, a side guard is applied to the helmet ( Jap. , A crest Fukigaeshi), a neck guard (Shikoro Jap.) (Jap. Maedate ) and a fastening tape (Jap. Shinobi-O-NOH), in order to fix the helmet on the head, mounted . The face masks (Japanese Menpo ) were often worn with this type of helmet . The helmets were often painted in different colors in Japan. This was used for decoration, but also to protect the metal of the helmet from the elements .
literature
- Weapon. A Visual History of Arms and Armor. DK Publishing, New York NY 2006, ISBN 0-7566-2210-7 .
- Morihiro Ogawa (Ed.): Art of the Samourai. Japanese arms and armor, 1156-1868. The Metropolitan Museum of Art et al., New York NY et al. 2009, ISBN 978-0-300-14205-1 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Trevor Absolon: The Watanabe Art Museum Samurai Armor Collection. Volume 1: Kabuto & Mengu. Toraba Samurai Art, Victoria BC 2011, ISBN 978-0-9867615-0-8 , pp. 26, 27, 38.
- ^ Ian Bottomley, Anthony Hopson: Arms and Armor of the Samurai. The History of Weaponry in Ancient Japan. Crescent Books, New York NY 1994, ISBN 0-517-10318-4 , pp. 85, 101, 102.
