Various colour laced shoulder guards of black 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 was presented to the Tachibana family in 1768.
The metal parts attached on the shoulder guards have the family crest design of Gyoyo which Lord Muneshige often used.