Kofun Period Armor - Japan armored horsemen

 Salvete Omnes,

continuing from the last post - Kofun Period in Japan

let us travel to old Japan - some 1700-1400 years ago of the Kofun period.

the very beginning of the Japanese civilization and the equestrian elements of their culture - horses, armor, and swords and warrior elite (early samurai)  under the celestial emperors.

 

Haniwa calry figure warriors in armor

what is a warrior without a warrior-bard with some music singing songs and poems about glory and prowess

all images are from Wiki Commons galleries

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Kofun Japan - horses and tack

 Salvete Omnes,

 

from the archives at Wiki Commons come these elements of the earliest Japanese horse tack - Kofun Japan & Korean Kingdoms  

Both haniwa figures and actual material objects are corralled in this post - 

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-horse tack pieces & stirrups

 

 

 - saddle

 

backing of the cantle 

 horse armor

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