A horo (母衣) was a type of cloak or garment attached to the back of the armour worn by samurai on the battlefields of feudal Japan. A horo was around 1.8 m (6 ft) long and made from several strips of cloth sewn together with a fringe on the top and bottom edges.

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2018年2月3日 · The Horo (母衣), also written with the characters 袰, 幌 and 保呂, is a type of Japanese cape associated to the Samurai class. It is quite unique as a form of cape and it was worn by the Japanese mounted warriors on the battlefield of the Heian and Kamakura period. It was a mantle-like gear worn on top of the O'yoroi when on horseback.

2017年5月9日 · One unusual addition to Japanese armor was the horo, worn by mounted bushi as early as the Kamakura period of 1185–1333. It was a silk cloak-type garment, usually attached to the back of the helmet and the waist; it caught the wind as the horse ran, and would fill with air like a balloon to form a buffer between the cloth and the soldier’s ...

2024年12月17日 · Essentially, it was a cloak worn on the back by high-ranking samurai, but it wasn’t just a simple piece of silk. Rather, it consisted of strips sewn together and tied to an internal framework, called oikago, made of lightweight materials such as wicker, bamboo, or whalebone, resembling a crinoline.

While viewed as the “height of fashion” for the Warrior-Class of Samurai, The Horo Cloak also had a practical battlefield application as well. Around 6 feet long, these cloaks were attached to the rear of The Dou (breastplate). A type of light wicker “skeleton” was sewn into the clock.

A horo (母衣) was a type of cloak or garment attached to the back of the armour worn by samurai on the battlefields of feudal Japan.

2016年8月26日 · One unusual addition to Japanese armor was the horo, worn by mounted bushi as early as the Kamakura period of 1185–1333. It was a silk cloak-type garment, usually attached to the back of the helmet and the waist; it caught the wind as the horse ran, and would fill with air like a balloon to form a buffer betwee n the cloth and the soldier’s ...

A horo (母衣?) was a type of cloak or garment attached to the back of the armour worn by samurai on the battlefields of feudal Japan. A horo was around 1.8 m (6 ft) long and made from several strips of cloth sewn together with a fringe on the top and bottom edges.

2013年9月12日 · Called horo ("cloak") this very unusual protection was used during the Sengoku Period by elite special troops of Oda Nobunaga. The most famous of them, represented in this statue from the Oyama Shrine in Kanagawa, was Maeda Toshiie, the leader of the Aka Horo Shu, “Red Cloak Horsemen".