Description
Fancy dress costume with cardboard cutout, children's, 'Samurai the master swordsman', cotton / cardboard / plastic, A L Lindsay & Co Pty Ltd, Australia, 1965-1975
4 piece outfit comprising a kimono style robe and swords in the style of those used by the characters from the television series "Samurai the Master Swordsman."
-1 Robe: Maroon cotton ankle-length robe with embossed flower pattern features cross-over front and long flared sleeves with yellow bound edges.Also a wide black and white printed nylon waist sash with hook and eye closures. Mounted on a large header card printed with black and white cut-out star knives and a photographic image of Koichi Ose, the actor who played the role of Shintaro.
-2/1:2 Sword and scabbard: moulded plastic
-2/1 curved white sword
-2/2 black scabbard with adhered printed label marked " . . . / OFFICIAL / SAMURAI " and photo image of the actor. Size (overall ) H 610 x W 80 x D 55
-3/1:2 Sword and scabbard: moulded plastic
-3/1 curved white sword
-3.2 purple scabbard with adhered printed label with 2 photo images of the actors who play the roles of the Samurai's helpers. Size (overall) H 553 x W 40 x D 10
Children's fancy dress costume consisting of a cardboard cutout wearing a robe and two swords with matching scabbards. The colour cardboard cutout features a black and white photograph of Koichi Ose, the actor who played character Shintaro in the television series 'The Samurai'. The cutout is dressed in a maroon cotton ankle-length robe with an embossed flower pattern, turn-down collar and long flared sleeves. The robe features yellow binding on the front opening, collar and cuffs. A separate black and white printed nylon waist sash with hook and eye closures encircles the waistline of the cutout. The costume comes complete with two swords and complementing scabbards.
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