Various color laced shoulder guards of black and gold scales

According to a document recorded in 1857, an ancestor of the Otabe family had given his own shoulder guards to his lord, Tachibana Muneshige, in the 16th century while in a military camp. The Otabe family later made it a festive custom and customarily presented shoulder guards to the Tachibana family in the 18th century.
This pair of shoulder guards is considered to be the one presented by the Otabe family.