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Important Cultural Property

Armor ("Haramaki") with Multicolor Lacing

色々糸威腹巻
Armor ("Haramaki") with Multicolor Lacing (色々糸威腹巻)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Swords & Armour · Muromachi period, 15th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
1401–1500
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-77993

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This is a deluxe version of the [haramaki] (“belly wrapper”). This type of armor was popular during Japan’s medieval period, which lasted from the late 1100s to the late 1500s. The silk lacing covering the surface interconnects the armor plates underneath. It could be dyed in various colors to show the wearer’s allegiance or aesthetic tastes.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Armor ("Haramaki") with Multicolor Lacing（色々糸威腹巻）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-77993. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/armor-haramaki-with-multicolor-lacing/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Arms & Armor
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Category: Applied arts:Arms and armor:Armor:Haramaki
  • 員数: 1領
  • 分類: 刀剣
  • 種別: 工芸:武器・武具:甲冑:腹巻

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