A JAPANESE PART SUIT OF ARMOUR PROBABLY MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY Comprising: a black lacquer blue-laced dō-maru (chest armour), sode (shoulder pads), and hoate (partial face armour), the kabuto (helmet) with gilt kuwagata (horns) and the kuwagata-dai decorated with a flower mon (crest); the kote (sleeves) of blue silk brocade and with mail and metal plates, together with a saihai (commander's baton) with a black lacquer handle, metal mounts and paper tassels.