Complete Samurai Armor - Japan - Edo Period (1603-1868)

Complete samurai armour
Japan, Edo period (1603–1868)
Iron, lacquer, silk, horsehair, iron
(Ancient damage)

Nanban-style kabuto helmet engraved with two eyebrows and forehead wrinkles, shikoro with four blades, likely damaged in combat.
Black lacquered iron mempo; three-piece gorget, horsehair moustache.
Two-piece do covered in black lacquer, wakiita covered in red lacquer.
Kote with blue silk kusari, covered with iron mesh, iron hyôtan-gane.
Teko covered with black lacquer and decorated with Maru ni ki-kyô, secondary crest of the Ao-yama of Sasa-yama; Hana-bishi, main crest of the Mi-yoshi and secondary crest of the Yanahosawa of Kôri-yama; Kata-bami, the main crest of the Fuji-tani, Iri-yé Matsu-bayashi, Ré-zé and secondary crest of the Shima-zu of Sado-wara; Sakura, the crest of the Koide, Yamagata and Yoshida, and another clan mon.
Haidate with chikara-gawa in brown silk, Ieji in green silk, Iyo in iron covered with lacquer.
Shino Suneate in silk, iron and leather.

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