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Portrait of Charles II of Savoy known as the Good
Lamentation over the dead Christ
Madonna and Child
The children of Charles I of England
Madonna and Child with Six Saints
The archangel Gabriel and Tobias
Bas-relief with a garland of flowers and fruit
Madonna and Child
The three archangels and Tobias
the return of the prodigal son
Portrait of a Gentlewoman
Madonna and Child
Trinity
Stigmata of St. Francis
The vanity of human life
Portrait of an Old Man
Annunciation
Venus
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Bust - manly portrait
Psykter di Euthymides
Plate decorated with ribbons and nets
Canteen bowl
Ingot Blade Kit
Landscape relief known as of Polyphemus and Galatea
Colombine ointment
Signpost
Fibulae with disc bracket
Portrait of Carlo Emanuele I of Savoy
Madona with Child
Story of Aeneas and Dido
The family of Vittorio Amedeo di Savoia
Holy family with San Giovannino
The Sacra di San Michele
The thirst suffered by the first crusaders under Jerusalem
Table tureen
Rotisserie
Coffee cup
Kanjar (pug)
Japanese armor of the Do-Maru type
Parade plaque of Henry II of France
Corsaletto
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Male head
Naked young man next to an old oriental dress
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Japanese armor of the Do-Maru type

Anonymous

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The Japanese armor is composed of an assembly of heterogeneous materials: metal, leather, fabric, lacquer, silk, golden metal plates. Its parts, joined by silk ribbons, are articulated in a sturdy but flexible whole that did not force the samurai's body into a rigid structure, to ensure, in addition to protection, a considerable freedom of movement. The armor is made according to the do-maru type, a light defensive equipment attested in the thirteenth-sixteenth centuries for the battle on foot. It was intended for a high-ranking person, as evidenced by the use of precious materials such as silk and lacquer which, thanks to the characteristics of resistance, elasticity and impermeability, help to make it a combination of elegance and functionality. It is one of the three complete Japanese armours that became part of the oriental collection of the Royal Armory within the second half of the nineteenth century. It was donated in 1869 to King Vittorio Emanuele II by Emperor Meiji following the signing of the friendship and trade treaty between the Kingdom of Italy and Japan. In anticipation of the rearrangement in the Armory Rotunda (2016), the armor was subjected to a careful restoration and equipped with a special support structure, designed to distribute the weight of the various elements in a calibrated way and to avoid the deterioration of the different elements. materials.
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Title: Japanese armor of the Do-Maru type

Author: Anonymous

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Technique: Steel, silver, leather, lacquer, linen, gold, leather, gilded copper, silk

Displayed in: Royal Museums Turin

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