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155 Tôsei gusoku armor Overall, this is a faithful reproduction of
iron, leather, lacquer, silk, wood, the earlier set, though the fittings neces-
gold leaf sary to attach the decorative element to
cuirass h. 39(153/8) the front of the helmet have been added.
Edo period, mid-iyth century AMW
Kunôzan Toshogu,
Shizuoka Prefecture

This set of tdsei gusoku is a copy of cat.
154, the greatly treasured armor owned by
Tokugawa leyasu (1543-1616). It is said to
have been made for the fourth-generation
Tokugawa shogun letsuna (1641-1680) in
1656, when the original was still being
stored within the Edo Castle precinct.

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