A Japanese suit of Armour
Edo period, 18th century
Comprising a twenty eight plate black lacquer, sugi kabuto mounted with a four-stage tehen kanamono and fitted with a sun disc maedate, five - lame shikoro and applied turned back fukugaeshi, the lacquer menpo in two parts fitted with a five-lame yodarekake, the hotoke do in black lacquered leather with paired five-lame panels joining the front and back, the brocade undershirt with seven rows each of seven lacquered leather rectangular panels joined by chain mail, the do with seven sections of five- lame lacquered leather kusazari, seven-lame sode, the gote with vertical lacquered leather panels joined by chain mail, shino suneate, one armour box with gilded Kikyo mon. 138cm
Comprising a twenty eight plate black lacquer, sugi kabuto mounted with a four-stage tehen kanamono and fitted with a sun disc maedate, five - lame shikoro and applied turned back fukugaeshi, the lacquer menpo in two parts fitted with a five-lame yodarekake, the hotoke do in black lacquered leather with paired five-lame panels joining the front and back, the brocade undershirt with seven rows each of seven lacquered leather rectangular panels joined by chain mail, the do with seven sections of five- lame lacquered leather kusazari, seven-lame sode, the gote with vertical lacquered leather panels joined by chain mail, shino suneate, one armour box with gilded Kikyo mon. 138cm
Sold for
AU$ 6,600
inc. premium
Category: Furniture / Australian Colonial Furniture and Australiana
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2021
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Australian Colonial Furniture and Australiana
Dalia Stanley
Bonhams
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76 Paddington Street
Sydney,
2021
Australia
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Australian Colonial Furniture and Australiana