Friday, May 19, 2006
Yoroi 11
The sode
The name of this yoroi is Murasaki-ito-saka-omodaka-odoshi-no-yoroi. Pay attention to the motif of the sode. The pattern of the sode made the leaf of the omodaka a design.The omodaka is perennial plant. This pattern is made up-down reverse. That is said as Saka in Japanese. Therefore, that is said as Saka-omodaka. Another name of the omodaka is said as Kachi-gusa. That meaning is the plant of the victory. A kuwai for food is the plant of the same kind again. Generals liked the word of the victory. So, a pattern is taken. It hopes for the victory, and the kuwgata is used, too. This pattern was trend in the 13th century from the 12th century. A purple thread is a basis with this yoroi. Therefore, it is called Murasaki-ito-saka-omodaka-odoshi. The sode have the ornament of the suso-kanamono. The flower of the chrysanthemum and a leaf are made a pattern.
