Hi there: my name is James Miller and I sell Japanese Samurai Armor, and Yoroi, as well as Samurai Armour to my EU friends, and Samurai Swords.
I have been a collector and a dealer since 1970. In that year, after working at several small part time jobs, I used the money that I myself had earned to travel around the world. I spent 6 months in Japan. Reading about Japanese History and Samurai, I discovered that you could actually buy items from the Edo period quite affordably --- so I did. The first things I bought, for my own collection, were Kunisada woodblock prints - for $35 each. The first thing I bought as a dealer was a suit of samurai armor, for $1,000. After graduating from UCLA, I became a part time professional dealer in 1972 and then a full time dealer soon thereafter.
What you see on this page, and on my many many other web sites, are the results of 38 years experience with Japanese Art. Not only do I red and speak Japanese, but in my early days I spent 5 hours a day or more reading all the important sword and armor books (Taikan), as well as Hawley's books and monographs and Fujishiro's father's book (Kotohen and Shintohen, the bibles of Japanese Samurai Sword collecting). I read them so much the covers fell off my first copies. In this fashion I became quite expert in the filed of Samurai Swords, and during my 20's, or from 1973 to 1979 I supplied all the sword dealers in Tokyo and Kansai with great Samurai Swords on my monthly visits to them. This means I really had to know what I was doing, as I refer to all of the best and most important dealers (many of whom have passed on now - goodbye and I will miss you Zensaburo-san).
From 1973 to today 2009 I bought and sold 10,585 Samurai Swords, an amount of swords which would fill a large sized living room to the ceiling about 3 times over!
I am retired now. I no longer have the energy to add to the 3,000,000 airline miles already accumulated by me in looking for good Samurai Armor, Tsuba, Kodogu, Koshirae, Daimyo Tachi, Inro, Buddhist Paintings, Buddhist Statues, from the Heian period to the Meiji Taisho early Showa period. But you can still visit me on the Internet , and see what collecting was like during those days.
Many of the best of the best I have held back for myself but am selling now. I have dozens of websites since I collect and am expert in dozens of ares of Japanese Art - so I have made specialty sites for many of the things that I can offer in depth and with expertise and using my collection and my experience: I have websites not only for Samurai Armor and Ninja Armor, and Samurai Helmets and Mempo / Menpo, but also Matchlock Guns and Wall Cannons, Samurai Sword mounts such as Tsuba, Kozuka, Fuchi Kashira, Menuki, Kogai, Mitokoromono, Futatokoromono, (largest collection in the world perhaps), and in addition Gold Lacquer Inro and Suzuribako, Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints (500), Shin-hanga, Shunga, Buddhist Paintings (very early ones are my speciality), Buddhist Shrines and Statues, Japanese Sagemono and Netsuke and Ivory, Kanamono, and I sell in my gallery a few Imari, Kakiemon, Tansu, Japanese Screens, and more.
Thank you for reading my introduction. James R Miller Summer, 2009
I have been a collector and a dealer since 1970. In that year, after working at several small part time jobs, I used the money that I myself had earned to travel around the world. I spent 6 months in Japan. Reading about Japanese History and Samurai, I discovered that you could actually buy items from the Edo period quite affordably --- so I did. The first things I bought, for my own collection, were Kunisada woodblock prints - for $35 each. The first thing I bought as a dealer was a suit of samurai armor, for $1,000. After graduating from UCLA, I became a part time professional dealer in 1972 and then a full time dealer soon thereafter.
What you see on this page, and on my many many other web sites, are the results of 38 years experience with Japanese Art. Not only do I red and speak Japanese, but in my early days I spent 5 hours a day or more reading all the important sword and armor books (Taikan), as well as Hawley's books and monographs and Fujishiro's father's book (Kotohen and Shintohen, the bibles of Japanese Samurai Sword collecting). I read them so much the covers fell off my first copies. In this fashion I became quite expert in the filed of Samurai Swords, and during my 20's, or from 1973 to 1979 I supplied all the sword dealers in Tokyo and Kansai with great Samurai Swords on my monthly visits to them. This means I really had to know what I was doing, as I refer to all of the best and most important dealers (many of whom have passed on now - goodbye and I will miss you Zensaburo-san).
From 1973 to today 2009 I bought and sold 10,585 Samurai Swords, an amount of swords which would fill a large sized living room to the ceiling about 3 times over!
I am retired now. I no longer have the energy to add to the 3,000,000 airline miles already accumulated by me in looking for good Samurai Armor, Tsuba, Kodogu, Koshirae, Daimyo Tachi, Inro, Buddhist Paintings, Buddhist Statues, from the Heian period to the Meiji Taisho early Showa period. But you can still visit me on the Internet , and see what collecting was like during those days.
Many of the best of the best I have held back for myself but am selling now. I have dozens of websites since I collect and am expert in dozens of ares of Japanese Art - so I have made specialty sites for many of the things that I can offer in depth and with expertise and using my collection and my experience: I have websites not only for Samurai Armor and Ninja Armor, and Samurai Helmets and Mempo / Menpo, but also Matchlock Guns and Wall Cannons, Samurai Sword mounts such as Tsuba, Kozuka, Fuchi Kashira, Menuki, Kogai, Mitokoromono, Futatokoromono, (largest collection in the world perhaps), and in addition Gold Lacquer Inro and Suzuribako, Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints (500), Shin-hanga, Shunga, Buddhist Paintings (very early ones are my speciality), Buddhist Shrines and Statues, Japanese Sagemono and Netsuke and Ivory, Kanamono, and I sell in my gallery a few Imari, Kakiemon, Tansu, Japanese Screens, and more.
Thank you for reading my introduction. James R Miller Summer, 2009
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Samurai Armor USD $2,800
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O-Yoroi Suit of Armor
with Mon on chest
USD $5,400
with Mon on chest
USD $5,400
Edo Suit of Japanese Armor
Many bullet marks on chest
#121 -----$14,000
Many bullet marks on chest
#121 -----$14,000
Edo Old Suit of Samurai Armor
This is #72
USD $8,400
This is #72
USD $8,400
Suit of Japanese Samurai Armor
This armor is 50 years old
$3,400
This armor is 50 years old
$3,400
We have many suits of armor in the gallery for sale; and many helmets and mempo too. But, for the Juyo quality Samurai Armor, these are so rare, that you need to let us know what you are looking for and then we will go out and find it for you. Prices for this level would be $35,000 to over $100,000 depending on a number of factors.
Did you see our collection of 40 awesome Samurai helmets and Kabuto from the Armor Society in Japan? These are (as stated elsewhere) $5,000 to $14,000 each
but each passing year they are getting harder and harder to find. The quality is uniformly high. Take a look.
Did you see our collection of 40 awesome Samurai helmets and Kabuto from the Armor Society in Japan? These are (as stated elsewhere) $5,000 to $14,000 each
but each passing year they are getting harder and harder to find. The quality is uniformly high. Take a look.
Our best suit,
with the 62 Plate signed Myochin helmet USD $18,000
with the 62 Plate signed Myochin helmet USD $18,000
Nice Edo suit of samurai armor
300 Years Old
USD $8,500
300 Years Old
USD $8,500
Red O-Yori, extremely large;
Samurai Suit of Armor
USD $8,400
Samurai Suit of Armor
USD $8,400
Edo Suit of Samurai Armor
with gold Mons on Fukugaeshi
of the helmet.
with gold Mons on Fukugaeshi
of the helmet.
Suit with Moromachi style
Helmet, but later - Nice gold Mons on chest $6,500
Helmet, but later - Nice gold Mons on chest $6,500
Close up of the 62 plate signed Munehisa Myoshin Kabuto
Buddhist Namumyohorengekyo
Buddhist Namumyohorengekyo
Mid-20th Century suit of armor for sale
USD $3,400
USD $3,400
Nice Edo Jinbaori (for wearing over the outside of the armor
Our samurai armor #121 with the many bullet dents in the chest
Price is USD $14,000
Price is USD $14,000
Suit with Moromachi style
Helmet, but later - Nice gold Mons on chest $6,500
Helmet, but later - Nice gold Mons on chest $6,500
More Samurai Art and More and More !!!
We have so many Samurai Swords, Armor, Samurai Helmets, Mempo, Menpo, that it is hard for us to stop posting up new pictures ... Look below for a very few samples of our Japanese Art, and then visit our many other web sites to see Gold Inro, Gold Sword Mounts, Kinko and Sukashi Tsuba, Buddhist Paintings and Buddhist Statues, Sword Stand, Daimyo Art and Daimyo tachi, Juyo level Samurai Swords and thier godl and shakudo mounts (Koshirae); Kozuka, Menuki, Fuchi Kashira, Sword Guards, Japanese antique Scroll Paintings or modern Paintings including Munakata Shiko Paintings, as well as Gold Lacquer Suzuribako, Shibayama, Inro, Buddhist Shrines, Nichiren Shrines, Shunga Erotic Drawings and Prints, Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints, a large collection of Taisho and early Showas Ukiyoe Shinhanga and Shin-Hanga, Utamaro, Kuniyoshi, Hiroshige, Kunisada, Hokusai, and more ...just a few of my favorites are below ...
We have so many Samurai Swords, Armor, Samurai Helmets, Mempo, Menpo, that it is hard for us to stop posting up new pictures ... Look below for a very few samples of our Japanese Art, and then visit our many other web sites to see Gold Inro, Gold Sword Mounts, Kinko and Sukashi Tsuba, Buddhist Paintings and Buddhist Statues, Sword Stand, Daimyo Art and Daimyo tachi, Juyo level Samurai Swords and thier godl and shakudo mounts (Koshirae); Kozuka, Menuki, Fuchi Kashira, Sword Guards, Japanese antique Scroll Paintings or modern Paintings including Munakata Shiko Paintings, as well as Gold Lacquer Suzuribako, Shibayama, Inro, Buddhist Shrines, Nichiren Shrines, Shunga Erotic Drawings and Prints, Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints, a large collection of Taisho and early Showas Ukiyoe Shinhanga and Shin-Hanga, Utamaro, Kuniyoshi, Hiroshige, Kunisada, Hokusai, and more ...just a few of my favorites are below ...
We have samurai armor after samurai armor - it is really hard for me to keep the sites up to date - so please email me your wishes and needs and I will help you!
I created a really quick guide to a few suits of armor HERE !!!
And click here to see Rarities, Oddities, and Beauties of Japanese Art and Antiques!!!
Rare and dramatic Kawari Kabuto
Suit of Armor
$12,800
Suit of Armor
$12,800
I like this suit
USD $7,400
Middle Edo
USD $7,400
Middle Edo
Nice Edo Armor #131
Japanese Samurai Armor
USD $12,000
Japanese Samurai Armor
USD $12,000
Very early Edo suit of armor
USD $6,400
USD $6,400
Really nice Edo suit of samurai armor
USD $9,500
USD $9,500
Ninja Armor
$2,200
$2,200
Samurai Armor
$5,500
$5,500
Saotome Helmet
62 plates
62 plates
Momoyama Helmet from
my collection ---
Signed and in a book
my collection ---
Signed and in a book
Red Ninja Folding Tatami Armor
USD $2,200
USD $2,200
More Samurai Art and More and More !!!
We have so many Samurai Swords, Armor, Samurai Helmets, Mempo, Menpo, that it is hard for us to stop posting up new pictures ... Look below for a very few samples of our Japanese Art, and then visit our many other web sites to see Gold Inro, Gold Sword Mounts, Kinko and Sukashi Tsuba, Buddhist Paintings and Buddhist Statues, Sword Stand, Daimyo Art and Daimyo tachi, Juyo level Samurai Swords and thier godl and shakudo mounts (Koshirae); Kozuka, Menuki, Fuchi Kashira, Sword Guards, Japanese antique Scroll Paintings or modern Paintings including Munakata Shiko Paintings, as well as Gold Lacquer Suzuribako, Shibayama, Inro, Buddhist Shrines, Nichiren Shrines, Shunga Erotic Drawings and Prints, Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints, a large collection of Taisho and early Showas Ukiyoe Shinhanga and Shin-Hanga, Utamaro, Kuniyoshi, Hiroshige, Kunisada, Hokusai, and more ...just a few of my favorites are below ...
We have so many Samurai Swords, Armor, Samurai Helmets, Mempo, Menpo, that it is hard for us to stop posting up new pictures ... Look below for a very few samples of our Japanese Art, and then visit our many other web sites to see Gold Inro, Gold Sword Mounts, Kinko and Sukashi Tsuba, Buddhist Paintings and Buddhist Statues, Sword Stand, Daimyo Art and Daimyo tachi, Juyo level Samurai Swords and thier godl and shakudo mounts (Koshirae); Kozuka, Menuki, Fuchi Kashira, Sword Guards, Japanese antique Scroll Paintings or modern Paintings including Munakata Shiko Paintings, as well as Gold Lacquer Suzuribako, Shibayama, Inro, Buddhist Shrines, Nichiren Shrines, Shunga Erotic Drawings and Prints, Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints, a large collection of Taisho and early Showas Ukiyoe Shinhanga and Shin-Hanga, Utamaro, Kuniyoshi, Hiroshige, Kunisada, Hokusai, and more ...just a few of my favorites are below ...
Above are part of a collection of Japanese Samurai Helmets (Kabuto) available now ...
Generally speaking, this is the largest collection of Japanese Samurai Kabuto in the world from which you can select and buy--- they are very hard to come by - and the prices are about $5,000 each to $14,000. They will sell fast. Tell me which you want and I will get back to you with a "best price".
Generally speaking, this is the largest collection of Japanese Samurai Kabuto in the world from which you can select and buy--- they are very hard to come by - and the prices are about $5,000 each to $14,000. They will sell fast. Tell me which you want and I will get back to you with a "best price".
What you are seeing now, and why you are seeing so much - this is the product of 38+ years of intense Japanese Armor collecting.
It is just the same as if you were an advanced Japanese collector, and we have invited you to come inside my home and view a massive collection of Japanese Art - to date only advanced and very knowledgable Japanese collectors have seen all this. Now you can too, as I wish to retire and am opening my collection to the world via the Internet.
It is just the same as if you were an advanced Japanese collector, and we have invited you to come inside my home and view a massive collection of Japanese Art - to date only advanced and very knowledgable Japanese collectors have seen all this. Now you can too, as I wish to retire and am opening my collection to the world via the Internet.