Japan and Japanese

[Wurger]

 

[MiTasol]

According to the caption this is a samurai helmet made by famous Japanese metalsmith Myo Chin Nobuye, 1525. Unfortunately there was no other detail.

 

[SaparotRob]

Those helmets are well and truly AWESOME.

 

[GrauGeist]

A fascinating fact about the Kabuto, is that no two were alike.

 

[Greg Boeser]

According to the caption this is a samurai helmet made by famous Japanese metalsmith Myo Chin Nobuye, 1525. Unfortunately there was no other detail.

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The Swedish chef is immortal!

 

[Snautzer01]

 

[Shinpachi]

Modern samurai art by Tetsuya Noguchi(43)

野口哲哉の個展へ行こう！開催中の個展『this is not a samurai』の見どころは？ | イロハニアート

現代美術家の野口哲哉を知っていますか？　野口は鎧兜を身につけた人間をモチーフにした作品を制作しています。その野口の新作などを公開する展覧会が、東京・銀座のポーラ ミュージアム アネックスにてスタート。会期中無休にて9月11日まで開催中。入場は無料です。野口が現代に生み出したバーチャルなサムライを楽しんでみてください。

irohani.art

 

[Wurger]

 

[GrauGeist]

He appears to be Ashigaru rather than Samurai?

 

[SaparotRob]

The Swedish chef is immortal!

Herndy flerndy blirndy. Blirndy blirndy.

 

[Greg Boeser]

Herndy flerndy blirndy. Blirndy blirndy.

Ja!

 

[Shinpachi]

He appears to be Ashigaru rather than Samurai?

You know a lot of things, Dave

Bushi = military man
Samurai = officer
Ashigaru = soldier

Yes, the figure shows a good ashigaru atmosphere with simple armor but, sadly, the helmet is so unique as samurai's.
This is a typical ashigaru equipment given by the load

戦時の下級武士の服装（足軽・武家奉公人） - 山里栄樹の男物和装ブログ：楽天ブログ

戦時の下級武士の服装（足軽・武家奉公人） 　久々にブログ更新いたします。　さて、当ブログで最多のアクセス数を有する記事は「下級武士の服装（足軽・武家奉公人）」であります。この記事では、泰平の江戸時代

plaza.rakuten.co.jp

合戦の装備 ～具足～

戦国時代は、合戦が常態化していた時代。戦場において自分の身を守る「当世具足」は、戦国武将達にとっては「晴れ着」のような存在でもありました。当世具足は、「当世」（今現在）の「具足」（甲冑）を意味する言葉であり、現在の甲冑のことで、その仕様について決まったルールはありません。

www.touken-world.jp

 

[Wurger]

 

[Shinpachi]

Japanese clock system, Wadokei(和時計), from the middle ages.
6 o'clock for the sunrise and other 6 o'clock for the sunset are set unchanged through a year.
So, an hour for the daytime in the summer is 1.4 times longer than that in the winter but was practical for the people as they worked shorter in the winter instead.

Wadokei system

不定時法: 微ゑろblog 2.0

Wadokei wrist watch by a modern watchmaker. The dial shows the summer time.

菊野昌宏氏の工房より～世界に一つしかない時計～　by L’Hiro | BLOG | WatchMediaOnline(ウォッチ・メディア・オンライン) 時計情報サイト

L’Hiro さんより、日本を代表する独立時計師 菊野昌宏さんの工房を訪ねた非常に興味深い記録を、ゲスト・ブログにご投稿いただきましたので掲載いたします。 世界に一つしかない時計～菊野氏の工房より～ &n・・・

watch-media-online.com

 

[Shinpachi]

A perpetual chronometer of Wadokei that works for ten thousand years by Hisashige Tanaka in the early 19th century.

Source: 万年自鳴鐘 - Wikipedia

 

[Wurger]

 

[GrauGeist]

A perpetual chronometer of Wadokei that works for ten thousand years by Hisashige Tanaka in the early 19th century.

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Source: 万年自鳴鐘 - Wikipedia

That is amazing!!

 

[SaparotRob]

It's beautiful.

 

[A4K]

A perpetual chronometer of Wadokei that works for ten thousand years by Hisashige Tanaka in the early 19th century.

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Source: 万年自鳴鐘 - Wikipedia

Now THAT'S a lifetime warranty..!

(Beautiful workmanship!)

 

[Greg Boeser]

I'll withhold judgment until it's worked for at least a thousand.