rawing of a 17th century guard
nón giậu
many types of nón. the nón vỏ bứa is even identical to a type of Japanese hat
my reconstruction of the guard
The hats in the painting look transparent just like the Korean ones.
I have a question. Aren't Vietnamese afraid of getting cuts while putting bare swords on their shoulders? It looks too dangerous.
These
look like
these
except the first ones have an extra layer of round-collared sleeveless jacket.
If the round-collared jackets are long-sleeved, they may look similar to this
This is what I could find for 16th and 17th century which is most of Edo Period. Men had top knot and shaved tops. Two swords worn through sash at waist. Kimono is one piece for average people and lower Samurai except for overcoat worn during cold weather. women wore one piece kimonos with contrasting patterns. Their hair was in a bun with side flaring out. Both men and women may or may not have worn underwear. The two pictures below are good examples of Edo during 16th abd 17th century - later Edo mixed western style clothing and hair with traditional.
Japanese people sat on the floor inside a house but outside Samurai sat on stools when available.
The Japanese I see in the picture are:
one high ranking man inside palace offering gifts.
a group of lower ranking samurai outside the gate
To the far right is a lower rank samurai walking in town. there is what appears to be a woman near him carrying a Katana.
