Suit of Armor with Iron-Rust–Finished Sixty-Two-Plate Suji-Kabuto and Gold-Laced Maru-dō

This set of samurai armor features a sixty-two-plate helmet (suji-kabuto) finished in an iron-rust patina, paired with a cuirass of the maru-dō type constructed with small gold-laced scales (ko-zane). The helmet’s finely ribbed construction demonstrates meticulous ironworking skill, while the shimmering gold lacing of the cuirass lends a sense of prestige and authority. Together, they exemplify the fusion of martial functionality and decorative elegance that characterized high-ranking samurai equipment.