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1F - Bushou Corner

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Bushou Corner The museum houses a collection of many Nitobe Family armors.  Through these armors, a glimpse of  the battle history of the family can be seen.  Two of the pieces shown are believed to have been made by the Myochins, a family famous in the Muromachi Era for its armors.   The helmet shown was made in the mid-1500's (Muromachi Era) by Katsumasa Myochin, and the armor, also of the Muromachi Era, is believed to have been made by Nobuie Myochin.   Solid and beautiful, the armor weighs approximately 20 kilograms.  The circular design is the Nitobe Family crest.

  Koretami Nitobe (Tsuto's father) studied the Uesugi style of battle, and many of his written works on the Uesugi method are exhibited here.

an armor and a battle standard.Umajirushi
(The family's battle standard/16th century)

Umajirushi also bears the circular design of the Nitobe Family crest.  The standard was used to show the presence of the clan's battle leader.

 

Helmet
(by Katsumasa Myochin/16th century) 
Armor
(by Nobuie Myochin/16th century)

     an Uesugi style castle map.

        An Uesugi style castle map.
          (by Koretami Nitobe/Edo Era)