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

JAPAN - Edo period (1603 - 1868).
Complete samurai armor.
KABUTO (helmet) in wrought iron with six shiny black lacquered slats.
SHIKORO (neck-cover) in glossy black lacquered iron with white silk braid.
MABI SA SHI (visor) and FUKIGAESHI (fins), small, in shiny black lacquered wrought iron.
MAETATE in black lacquered metal featuring a crescent moon adorned with a constellation.
MEMPO (half mask) in shiny black lacquered wrought iron, pronounced chin, mobile nose, brown horsehair whiskers, visible gilded teeth, cinnabar red lacquered lips, pierced nostrils, sweat holes under the chin, red lacquered interior.
YODARE-KAKE (gorgerin) with four gloss black lacquered steps and white silk braid.
DO (breastplate) in eight gloss black lacquered elements and bench leather braid.
SODE (shoulder pads) in seven degrees gloss black lacquer and white and orange silk braid.
KOTE (arm protectors) in chain mail and diamond-tipped iron plates lacquered gloss black.
KUSAZURI (skirt) with four shiny black lacquered rows and white leather braiding.
HAIDATE (underskirt) with five rows adorned with a red disk.
SUNEATE (leggings) in shiny black lacquered wrought iron, quilted fabric and leather.
Dimensions of armor in seated position : 137 x 64 x 58 cm.

Sold with presentation stand and wooden GUSOKU BITSU (carrying cases).

Additional photos and details on request.

Notes:The long red figure represents the sun disk, a legend says its origin dates back to when the Mongols threatened to invade Japan in the 13th century. The Buddhist priest Nichiren is said to have offered a sun disk to the Emperor, considered thedescendant of Amaterasu the sun goddess. We don't know when this symbol was first used, but it appears in battle paintings from the 15th and 16th centuries, for example, and is known to have been flown under the shogunate in the 17th century, on ships as a flag.