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Vest Worn over Armor ("Jinbaori") with Crossed Scythes

陣羽織 猩々緋羅紗地違鎌模様
Vest Worn over Armor ("Jinbaori") with Crossed Scythes (陣羽織 猩々緋羅紗地違鎌模様)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Textile · Muromachi period, 16th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

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Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Textiles
Date
1501–1600
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-84936

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Samurai commanders wore sleeveless jackets called [jinbaori] over their armor. This example is made of costly wool imported to Japan through overseas trade with Europe. The design of crossed sickles illustrates the striking fashions that samurai commanders favored during the tumultuous Warring States period (late 1400s–early 1600s).

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

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Vest Worn over Armor ("Jinbaori") with Crossed Scythes（陣羽織 猩々緋羅紗地違鎌模様）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-84936. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/vest-worn-over-armor-jinbaori-with-crossed-scythes/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Textiles
  • Category: Applied arts:Objects for daily life:Clothing:Clothing for samurai
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Material: Wool ([rasha]) with appliqué and satin damask ([donsu]) with embroidery
  • 員数: 1領
  • 分類: 染織
  • 種別: 工芸:生活用具:服飾:武家装束
  • 法量: 裄52.0 丈76.6
  • 品質形状: 羅紗（毛）、切嵌、緞子（絹）、刺繡

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