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156 Tdsei gusoku armor guards) are black-lacquered iron, and the
iron, leather, lacquer, silk, hemp, kote (armored sleeves) are made of iron
bear fur, gilt metal chainmail and blue hemp cloth. The iron
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cuirass h. 37 (i4 A) helmet is of the hoshi kabuto (star helmet)
Edo period, icth century type, unusual for the armor of the Toku-
gawa shogunate. HY
Kunôzan Toshogu,
Shizuoka Prefecture
This set of tdsei gusoku was owned by the
twelfth Tokugawa shogun, leyoshi (1793-
1853). The lacquered iron cuirass consists
of two hinged parts. The upper part is
laced. The bottom tier of the seven-
sectioned kusazuri (protective skirt) is
edged with bear fur. The sode (upper-arm

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