On a misty day, the view from the living room of Reiko and Yoshihiro Takishita's 250-year-old home in the hills of Kamakura looks like a modern silkscreen... Flanking the door are an Edo period merchant's chest (tansu) with a Meiji era basket, an 18th century bronze temple candlestick, and a Sendai chest, also Meiji, topped by a late Edo lantern that burned camellia oil.

Gird Yourself, And Take Heart

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Japanese suit of armour, 17th Century. Cincinnati Art Museum Japanese armour originated in the 4th century, with early cuirasses and helmets found in graves. During the Heian period (794–1185), distinctive samurai armour styles such as the ō-yoroi and dō-maru emerged, featuring lacquered leather and iron scales laced together with silk.

In the Sengoku period (1467–1615), warfare changed with the rise of ashigaru foot soldiers and the introduction of Portuguese matchlock guns. These developments led to the creation of tosei-gusoku ("modern armour"), which was lighter, simpler, and better suited to firearms.