Japanese Pagode and Chinese Pavilion
Van Praetlaan 44
1020 Brussel
Tel : 02 / 268 16 08 - Fax : 02 / 268 21 56
Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am till 5 pm
These are some pictures from an exhibit organised at the Japanese Pagode. The pagode is a century-old building, and actually rather dark and spooky, there was not much light to work with. Some of the pictures are a bit blurry as a result. The large tsuba collection is very impressive.
Kabuto and Yoroi
Gusari katabira (mail shirt), kote, (sleeves) sune-ate (shin guards) , kogake (foot guards) , wakibiki (armpit guards) and assorted armour
Tsuba
Yari and Naginata
Ya no ne, and arrow fletchings
Various tanto and tachi, and teppo (matchlocks)
A gunsen (war-fan), war-horn, and a jinbaori in printed deer leather
An extravagant jinbaori (surcoat) lined with red European velvet (an expensive luxury item in Japan)
A small war-drum and saihai (commander batons)
An Edo period tachi, a shakudo tsuba, and a samekawa gift wrapped for presentation
Daisho fittings, a pair of cases for daisho, and ornamental jingasa (war-hats)
Utsubo (closed quiver) and yugake (archer's gloves)
Muromachi period katana and wakizashi blade
Saddle and matching stirrups with cherry blossom pattern
Edo-period cannon
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