A black-lacquer armor with green lacing
Edo period (19th century)
The large armor finished in black ishime lacquer with the lowest lames on all components highlighted with gold lacquer and laced in green with orange highlights and comprising a twelve-plate suji kabuto with a low profile with a four-stage gilt-copper tehen kanamono and fitted with a six-lame shikoro scalloped on the lower edges and with plum-floret family crests in gold lacquer on the fukigaeshi, the gilt-copper and shakudo kuwagata-type maedate with an abbreviated ken; the hanbo fitted with a four-lame yodarekake; the cuirass a hishinui okegawa yokohagi do fitted with six broad sections of five-lame kusazuri; Bishamon gote; kawara haidate; shino suneate; one armor box; no stand
The large armor finished in black ishime lacquer with the lowest lames on all components highlighted with gold lacquer and laced in green with orange highlights and comprising a twelve-plate suji kabuto with a low profile with a four-stage gilt-copper tehen kanamono and fitted with a six-lame shikoro scalloped on the lower edges and with plum-floret family crests in gold lacquer on the fukigaeshi, the gilt-copper and shakudo kuwagata-type maedate with an abbreviated ken; the hanbo fitted with a four-lame yodarekake; the cuirass a hishinui okegawa yokohagi do fitted with six broad sections of five-lame kusazuri; Bishamon gote; kawara haidate; shino suneate; one armor box; no stand
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US$ 22,500
inc. premium
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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