Hello fellow Planeteers,
One of the latest figures by Nikita Ableev for Medieval Forge is a 75mm representation of the legendary Minamoto archer Minamoto no Tametomo, 1139-1170.
Looking forward to a decent samurai figure, moreover by one of the well known young Russians, I was eager to get my hands on one.
On close inspection some doubts have arisen and I wonder if any of my fellow Japanophiles on the forum shares these doubts:
The figure is depicted in a 'dō-maru', while one would expect a 'o-yoroi' armor equipped with a protective leather 'e-gawa' to prevent snagging the bow string.
The thigh protecting 'haidate', who didn't become popular before the 13th century, are decorated with massive looking metal ornament.
To resume, I feel with this figure Mister Ableev wandered on uncharted ground, of course a common occurrence with Japanese subjects.
Any learned opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Pierre
One of the latest figures by Nikita Ableev for Medieval Forge is a 75mm representation of the legendary Minamoto archer Minamoto no Tametomo, 1139-1170.
Looking forward to a decent samurai figure, moreover by one of the well known young Russians, I was eager to get my hands on one.
On close inspection some doubts have arisen and I wonder if any of my fellow Japanophiles on the forum shares these doubts:
The figure is depicted in a 'dō-maru', while one would expect a 'o-yoroi' armor equipped with a protective leather 'e-gawa' to prevent snagging the bow string.
The thigh protecting 'haidate', who didn't become popular before the 13th century, are decorated with massive looking metal ornament.
To resume, I feel with this figure Mister Ableev wandered on uncharted ground, of course a common occurrence with Japanese subjects.
Any learned opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Pierre
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