Uploaded July 2011 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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You can see the Morikami's suit of armor and much more at Norton Museum of Art's latest exhibit: The Art of War in East Asia through November 13, 2011.

For more information about the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, visit www.morikami.org.

Note: Armour have been and should always be handled with clean cotton or nitrate gloves, or for intricate actions clean bare hands are acceptable.