Throatguard, part of suit of Japanese armour. [El.B 12/4/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Throatguard, part of suit of Japanese armour. [El.B 12/4/2007]
Long description: Consists of lamellar red lacquered plates, laced together with dark blue silk braid. Suspended from the mask. [El.B 12/4/2007]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Hester Bourne
Date / Period: Date made: 1650-1750
Date collected: By 1941
Acquisition information: Donated: 1941
Materials and processes: Material Lacquer Varnish, Material Metal, Material Silk Yarn Animal, Process Lacquered Varnished, Process Braided, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Width: max 145 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1941.4.57.8
Research and responses: I have assumed that the donor was Hester Bourne who lived at Fyfield Manor and whose husband was MP for Oxford. I have not yet found a deeper link to Japan [AP 08/04/2014]
The following notes are drawn from research compiled by Andy Mills as part of the DCF Cutting Edge project in 2006-2007. This is a suit of mass-produced retainer armour. This style of helmet post-dates its development in the late 16th century. The face protection is of the sparsest kind, known as hoate, and is perhaps more practical than the larger menpo of other suits. [SM 09/05/2008]

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