The warrior in this book is Minamoto no Yoshiie (1039-1106). The images depict the process of dressing in armour from undergarments to his weapons. The compiler, Ise Sadatake, was a prolific writer, who researched the culture of Japan’s past. He was a bannerman (hatamoto 旗本), a high-ranking samurai in service to the shōgun, but he lived in a time when samurai were more like civil servants than warriors.
These illustrations from halfway through the book show Yoshiie tying on his footwear (right) and attaching one of the side panels of his armour.
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