Sanada Yukimura Samurai Armor — Crimson Red, Full Life-Size Set

Sanada Yukimura is the most popular loser in Japanese history. He held Osaka Castle against the Tokugawa in 1614 and 1615, built the fortification called Sanada-maru that broke assault after assault, and in the final battle drove a charge that reached Ieyasu's own command position before he was killed. The enemy chronicles call him the finest warrior in Japan.

His colour was red — the whole Sanada contingent wore it, so that a unit charging out of Osaka was visible as a single moving mass. His crest was the rokumonsen, six coins, the fare traditionally placed with the dead to cross the river into the afterlife. It was not a subtle statement about how the campaign was expected to end.

This set is red throughout: red lacquered cuirass, red lacing, black plate at the sleeves and skirt, and antlers at the brow.

What you receive

• Kabuto with deer antler crest and laced shikoro
• Menpō face mask, red lacquered interior
• Red lacquered dō (cuirass) with kusazuri skirt panels
• Sode, kote, haidate and suneate
• Black lacquered storage box that doubles as a display stand

Production and delivery

Handcrafted to order and delivered in approximately four weeks. Comparable warlord reproductions from Japanese armories are quoted at four to sixteen weeks. Custom sizing adds roughly four weeks.

Intended use

Display, ceremony, cosplay, photography, and respectful non-contact wear. This is a handcrafted reproduction, not protective equipment.