[Samurai Statue] Ii Naomasa in Battle of Sekigahara

He raced through his difficult, short life with Demon-like intensity.

When Naomasa was born, the head of the Ii clan and its members were falling one after another to battle deaths and assassinations, and the clan was on the verge of being driven to extinction by the Imagawa clan.
With no capable male heirs in the Ii family, the young Naomasa (Tora-matsu) barely survived under the protection of his mother and the female lord (Naotora). At the age of fifteen, when the survival of the Ii clan hung by a thread, Naomasa had a fateful encounter with Tokugawa Ieyasu during a falconry outing.

Despite losing his father and enduring harsh circumstances, Naomasa never neglected his martial arts training. Immediately after being taken into Ieyasu's service, he distinguished himself,
achieving remarkable feats on numerous battlefields and in diplomacy. His fief, initially 300 koku, grew to 40,000 koku by age 22. Despite being an outsider among Mikawa warriors,
he rose to prominence, counted among the “Four Heavenly Kings of Tokugawa” alongside Sakai Tadatsugu, Honda Tadakatsu, and Sakakibara Yasumasa.
Naomasa devoted his life to supporting Tokugawa Ieyasu until his death at age 42.
The prestigious Ii clan, which produced five grand elders during the Edo period, was truly built by Naomasa.

Shuurushi Coated Body Armor

This piece is crafted using the red-lacquered armor traditionally believed to have been worn by the first Ii Naomasa at the Battle of Sekigahara.
It is an early type of armor where the horned crest is not fixed to the helmet, designed for ease of movement.
It references the “Red Lacquered Two-Piece Armor” held by Hikone Castle Museum.

Armor reinforced with vermilion coated(Shuurushi) stood out on the battlefield, making its deliberate use a testament to martial prowess.
Naomasa, who had been granted the former retainers of the Takeda clan—once feared as the strongest in the Warring States period—was permitted to arm himself with the red-lacquered weapons that also symbolized Shingen's strength.
This marked the beginning of the lineage of the Ii clan's red-lacquered armor, later feared as the “Red Demon of Ii.”
Naomasa raced through his short 42-year life like a whirlwind. Enjoy this dynamic equestrian statue, evoking his very spirit.

Material - Polystone

Polystone is a compound made up largely of polyurethane resin mixed with powdered stone additives that give it added weight and the porcelain or "stone-like" feel that results in the materials' name itself.

Compared with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polystone is durable and highly effective at maintaining a sharp paint finish.

*Image Only

The historical figure is the elaboration of the three dimensional images.
All the items started to get popular among adults as "King of Hobby" in Europe. It was spread in Europe as of great royalty and titled nobility.
On 2007, for the first time in Japan, Kensin Co., Ltd developed and offers the first historical figure and armor customes.
All the molding and the repainting is done one by one by our craftsman. There is also a strict supervision molding and color painting of the item.

Artist-Unnou Souhaku

Born in 1962.

Since 1990,
He started to research and focus on the production of the original armors creation, helmets, kimono, own production of lacquerware from the time of “Azuchi Momoyama Period” and “Sengoku Period” of Japan.

In 1997,
Unnou Souhaku requested “Mr. Hiromichi Miura”, to develop the 1/4 scale real armor of “Samurai Warrior – Oda Nobunaga”, who is the only person associated with the preservation of Japanese helmets and armor in Japan.

Continuosly, there was development of other real armors of 1/4 scale of Samurai Warriors of “Sanada Yukimura” & “Uesugi Kensin”.
Under the watchful eye of artist and creative producer, Unno Souhaku, many professionals engaged in developing high accolades for its authentic reproduction of Sengoku period statues based on historical documents from the time.
The final result is a product made of the highest quality.

*The images are for illustrative purposes only.
*The prices shown in the past product are only those of those days and cannot be sold at the same price due to price hikes, including raw material costs.
*The coloring may differ from the image due to the handwork of the artisans.
*Sizes are prototype measurements and may differ slightly from the actual product.
*Colors may appear different depending on the display device used.