The helmet dates to the 14th century, and the suit—including the bear-fur shoes ... and armor to the embroiderers who applied detailed designs to their coats and shoes. Samurai “clearly ...

Samurai “clearly understood the functional requirements of armor,” Gabriel Barbier-Mueller, who with his wife, Ann, is the most important collector of samurai regalia outside Japan ...

Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum has one of the most expansive collections of Samurai armor outside of Japan. It has only traveled 17 times in ...