SAMURAI ARMOR in OLD JAPAN

Fantastic 3-D photo of two guys modeling some authentic Samurai armor. Photographed in 1904 or 1905 by JULIAN COCHRANE. You can free-view it in depth using the parallel method.

 

NOTE : There are many vintage Japanese albumen photographs depicting men wearing old Samurai armor. However, 3-D images of the same subject are quite rare. I have only seen a few. In my opinion, the above is the best of them all. Here's one in close second place :

 

♥ www.flickr.com/photos/okinawa-soba/2822252615/

 

The Samurai were long outlawed by the time Cochrane took this photo. However, the real armor could be had in the numerous "Antique & Curio Shops" of the day.

 

The craftsmanship is amazing, to say the least.

 

For those wanting a closer look at the details, the larger sizes are HERE :

 

www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/6160663881/sizes/l/in/...

 

★ LOTS MORE ARMOR HERE : www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/sets/72157607293129165...

 

 

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JULIAN COCHRAN was a world-traveling photographer based out of Boston. He took several more stereoviews found on this photostream, including one of my favorite 3-D photos of Old Japan --- A close portrait of two young MAIKO (Geisha in training) holding hands amongst the Maple Leaves :

 

www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2341538889/in/set-7215...

 

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RANDOM SOBA : www.flickriver.com/photos/24443965@N08/random/

 

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