{"product_id":"takeda-shingen-samurai-armor-gold-lion-crest-full-life-size-set","title":"Takeda Shingen Samurai Armor — Gold Lion Crest, Full Life-Size Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eThey called him the Tiger of Kai. Takeda Shingen ruled a landlocked mountain province and turned it into one of the most feared military powers in sixteenth-century Japan, largely through cavalry and through an unwillingness to lose. His campaign banner carried four characters taken from Sun Tzu — swift as wind, silent as forest, fierce as fire, immovable as mountain — and the phrase outlived him by four centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis rivalry with Uesugi Kenshin produced five battles at Kawanakajima and no decisive result, which is its own kind of legend. He died in 1573 on campaign, and his death was concealed for three years on his own instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the gold configuration: gilt plate across the cuirass and skirt, a shishi (lion) mask crest at the brow, and white horsehair at the neck. It is the most ornate set we carry and it is not built to be subtle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you receive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKabuto with shishi lion-head maedate and laced shikoro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMenpō face mask, red lacquered interior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDō (cuirass) with gilt detailing and kusazuri skirt panels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSode, kote, haidate and suneate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack lacquered storage box that doubles as a display stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduction and delivery\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandcrafted 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIntended use\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisplay, ceremony, cosplay, photography, and respectful non-contact wear. This is a handcrafted reproduction, not protective equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ARMOURBUY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53561171247244,"sku":"JPA0001BJ0008","price":6440.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/0889\/9980\/files\/takeda-shingen-white-01.jpg?v=1787442545","url":"https:\/\/armourbuy.com\/products\/takeda-shingen-samurai-armor-gold-lion-crest-full-life-size-set","provider":"ARMOURBUY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}