Meditation

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Samurai Dog Armor

This suit of dog armor -- identified by antique Japanese armor dealer Toraba.Com as the only known and certified authentic example of its kind -- is believed to have been created for the pet of a wealthy, high-ranking and presumably eccentric samurai or daimyo (feudal lord) in the mid to late Edo period (mid-18th to mid-19th century). Although the carved wooden helmet and coat of black-lacquered scale mail would have provided effective protection against enemy attack, evidence suggests the canine never wore the armor into battle. More likely, the suit served as a decorative costume for parades and other formal ceremonial occasions. The samurai dog armor now belongs to an unnamed UK museum.

Via Pinktentacle.com via Toraba.com.

Prince Konoye of Japan Dressed as Hitler

Original 1937 press photo of Prince Fumimaro Konoye of Japan dressed as Adolf Hitler for a masquerade party.

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Early 20th Century Japanese Portrait Screen

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1920's Japanese Dress Pattern Book Pages

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