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Armor actually used in the Edo period is on display

The Myochin family, which was famous for its family of armor makers during the Edo period, is exhibiting and selling actual armor made by Yoshimasa Myochin at Y's Hotel Shin Osaka.

Iron black lacquer coated with light green onion thread and Iyosuda round body armor
(Coloring Asagi and Scary Yozanemaru Animals)

Inscription Yoshimasa Myochin

The Myochin family is a top class of armor makers.According to the ``Myochin genealogy,'' the first Izumo no kami Sousuke lived in Kujo, Kyoto at the end of the Heian period, and was given the title Myochin by Emperor Konoe.However, his works can only be seen after the Muromachi period, and it is assumed that he was most active in the late Muromachi period.Around this time, sects had already sprung up in Odawara, Kamakura, Hitachi, Ueno, and other areas, and in the Edo period, they were widely distributed in Edo, Himeji, Hiroshima, Kochi, Kanazawa, Fukui, Sendai, and Hirosaki.This school is characterized by well-forged, sturdy, and practical iron, and in addition to armor, they also produce horse bridles, iron tsuba, tea ceremony utensils, fire chopsticks, and freely movable ornaments, and are also used for appraising ancient armor. also showed authority.
 The 17th generation Nobuie was highly praised as a master craftsman, and Takayoshi and Yoshimichi were also known, and during the Edo period these three craftsmen were called Sansaku and were prized.
 Actual works can be seen from the late Muromachi period, and Myochin Nobuie has an iron rusted ground-jiji helmet bowl dating from the Meio and Eisho eras.In the Edo period, they were widely distributed in Edo, Hirosaki, Sendai, Kanazawa, Hiroshima, Kochi, and other areas, and the Myochin school was the most prosperous among armor makers.As ``Myochin/Chain'' is written in ``Kebukuso,'' in addition to armor, they also made various ironwork such as tsuba, hawk bells, free ornaments, and shoes.