This Tengu armor from 1854 is made of iron, lacquer, fiber, bear fur, leather and feathers. An exhibition of some of the world’s finest samurai armor and weapons is at the Kimbell Art Museum in ...

The Kimbell display features more than 140 works including 20 suits of armor, three armors for horses and helmets and weapons from various eras of the samurai.

T hough their meticulously crafted battle armor and elaborate helmets shaped into utterly frightening countenances could fill the hearts of any foe with terror, Japan's famous samurai warriors ...

Today, I got out my sons' miniature samurai armor (鎧 or yoroi) and helmet (兜 or kabuto) to display for Children's Day, which is on May 5. The armor measures about two and a half feet high ...

With the Tokyo Game Show kicking off in just two weeks, the organizers are starting to fill us in on some of the neat things that will be on display: Like ancient Japanese warlord armor.

It features some 100 objects related to the legendary samurai warriors – full suits of samurai armor, helmets, swords, sword-guards, and saddles – as well as objects intended for more personal ...

With armor, I do think there’s something to be said for the smaller stories. Take the object designated Ridged Helmet with Large Rivets (Ōboshi Sujibachi Kabuto) (c. 1730).

Armor became a symbol of prestige during times of peace, as samurai displayed their status and wealth in everything from helmets to horses. When Barbier-Mueller tries to explain the strengths of ...

The Samurai Armor exhibit highlights more than 140 representations of attire and items, which include suits of armor, weapons, helmets, masks and more. Samurai Armor exhibit at the Virginia Museum ...

Connoisseur Gabriel Barbier-Mueller and his wife are exhibiting more than 140 rare objects, including 21 complete suits of armor, scores of masks and helmets, weapons and accoutrements from their ...

“Samurai of the 1600s and earlier had the average body size of a current 14-year-old boy,” Asterita says. “So adults of today cannot wear an antique armor, unless they are 5 feet 2 inches ...