50 helmets and masks and, of course, samurai swords and other weapons, all made between the 14th and 19th centuries. The collection is largely from the Edo period ( 1615–1868) on loan from The ...

One of the artifacts, a steel suit of armor from the mid-Edo Period (1603-1867), is of excellent quality, comparable to those worn by top-ranking samurai who served Daimyo feudal lords of the time ...