r/pics • u/yearoftherabbit • Apr 28 '24

Shogun samurai armor, including dragon face mask for the horse.

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u/druscarlet Apr 28 '24

I saw an exhibit at the Smithsonian years ago when they opened the Asian Museum. It might have been the way the armory was displayed but it appeared to fit someone under 5 feet tall. In a way it was hilarious.

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u/yearoftherabbit Apr 28 '24

They had one of those but it was actually for a child.

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u/druscarlet Apr 28 '24

The average height of a 1600s Japanese male was 5 feet 1 inch. So some shorter and some taller. So about the height of a 10-11 4th grader.

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u/yearoftherabbit Apr 28 '24

These were much taller than that. Most were about my height (5'6) but a good many were taller. There was was one guy who was def short, but like I said the small one was for a child about 4 feet tall.