File:Horo-Japaneseheraldry.jpg
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"A warrior wearing a horo, the curious stiffened cloak commonly worn by messengers and bodyguards to increase their visibility." - Turnbull, Stephen (2002). "War in Japan 1467-1615." Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (d. 1861), published by Tsutaya Jūzaburō, prior to the advent of copyright law. As per Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp., this being a reproduction which does not introduce originality, it cannot be copyrighted.
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Military communication in feudal Japan | A samurai wearing the horo, or stiffened cloak that helped messengers and bodyguards increase their visibility. |
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