The Costume Museum

Costume History in Japan

3.The Kamakura Period
- The Azuchi -Momoyama Period -

  • Woman of the upper warrior class in formal costume.
  • A Buddhist Bishop of Zen sect (or Rinzai sect) in ceremonial-vestment ordogue.
  • Warrior in domaru armor
  • Warrior in osodetsuki-domaru armor
  • Warrior in everyday wear, hitatare.
  • Warrior in daimon (a crested hemp formal dress.
  • Woman of the upper class in tsubo-shozoku (=tavel outfit) with mushi-notareginu (= a hemp veiled sedge hat).
  • A woman in everyday wear, kosode and yumaki (=light wrapping skirt).
  • A woman in everyday wear; Kosode and Mobakama (=wrapping skirt).
  • Woman of the upper class in street wear (=tsubo-shozoku).
  • Warrior in kari-shozoku (=hunting wear).
  • Buddhist monk of Jishu sect in ami-e robe.
  • Warrior general in kogusoku armor.
  • Warriot's son in uwa-haramaki armor.
  • Warrior in haramaki armor.
  • Soldier in hara-ate armor.
  • Warrior general all in everyday wear, suo.
  • Coutier in everyday wear, konoshi.
  • Courtier in regular court dress, hitatare, like warrior, in Muromachi era
  • Yamabushi (itinerant priest) in regular vest
  • Costume for the main role, Tennin (celestial being) of the Noh play "Hagoromo"
  • Noh play costume for the role of Buddhist monk: mizu-goromo robe and sunboshi cap
  • Woman of the warrior class in street wear: a kosode pulled up over her head.
  • Ohara-me or peasant woman of Ohara village selling firewood in Kyoto
  • Katsura-me or peasant woman of Katsura village selling food in Kyoto.
  • A peddler in Muromachi era
  • Warrior general in kataginu (sleeveless jacket) and hakama (tousers)
  • Warrior general in everyday wear, dohbuku
  • Woman of the upper warrior class in ceremonial dress, with uchikake outer-garment
  • Woman of the upper (warrior) class in formal costume for summer: uchikake wrap around the waist.
  • Tea master in dohbuku coat.
  • Christian samurai.
  • European. Known as Nanban-jin.
  • Shinto priest of Izumo Shrine on missionary tour.
  • Courtesan.
  • Warrior general in tose-gusoku armor and jinbaori (vest)
  • Warrior general in aka-gusoku armor
  • Warrior general in kusari-gusoku armor.


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