Samurai Armor Japan, Edo Period (1603-1868)

SAMURAI WEAPON
Japan, Edo period (1603-1868)
Iron, lacquer, silk, wood

Kabuto of the suji-bachi type with eight blades; three-stage chiselled tehen; shikoro with three lacquered blades, iron mabizashi covered with beige silk decorated with foliage motifs. Fabric-covered interior. Orange silk trimmings (agemaki). Fins (fukigaeshi) lacquered with gold mon (Gengi-ji guruma) Haittori.
Wooden maedate, forming Oni or demon, polychrome, lacquer and iron; surmounted by a brass mon maedate (Maru-oka kwa)
Mempo in red lacquered iron; the teeth are lacquered gold and surmounted by a horsehair moustache.
Gorgerin (Yodarekake) with five lacquered steps. En suite shoulder pads (sode).
Two-part nimai-dô-type breastplate made of lamellas assembled in rows; lacquered. Red calligraphy on front and back.
Handle (Kote) in blue silk, covered with ribbed mesh.
Hand protectors (tekkô) in iron embellished with a mon.
Kusazuri with five blue silk lamellas, lacquered and assembled.
Haidate in fabric, and lacquered strips grouped and assembled in rows; lacquered and decorated with a gold mon.
Legwarmers (Suneate) in fabric and lacquered strips.

Lacquered, calligraphic wicker transport box.

Ref : 5987

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