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A SAMURAI ARMOUR WITH HELMET
Iron, leather, alloys, fabric and diverse materials.
Japan, Edo period

Very impressive. Including a helmet, kabuto,
and the top with a rosette in the form of a kiku
(chrysanthemum), on the back an orange agemaki.
The facemask mempo is made of iron with horsehair
moustache and four lame yodare-kake (throat
guards). The shoulder pads sode are crafted of six
strips connected by fabric bands. The other parts
of the armor are: the chest-piece, do, the front of
which is decorated with an Akechi clan crest, the
kusazuri; the shoulder-guards, called sode; the
forearm-guards, kote, made of silk and featuring
chains and buckles, attached to which are the hand-
guards, made of cloth and thin iron; haidate and
Sune-ate, the thigh-coverings and shin-guards also
with brocade and chains. The shoes of iron with gilt
decoration. With a box

HEIGHT 145 CM

Condition: This set of armor is almost entirely
complete, with signs of aging appropriate for its age
and use; the box with damaged corners 160 Asenagashi-no-ana, a drain 161 no-ana, a drain hole for
Provenance: From a Hungarian private collection A FINE MENPO (MASK) hole for perspiration and the A HANBO (MASK) perspiration.
Iron, leather, lacquer, animal ears pierced. Iron, leather, lacquer, animal
Estimate EUR 5.000,- hair and fabric. Edo period hair and fabric. Edo period, late HEIGHT ca. 16 CM
th
Starting price EUR 2.500,- HEIGHT ca. 21 CM 18 century
Covering the face from the Condition: Traces of use and
nose down to the chin, with Condition: Traces of use and Covering the lower face from wear, small cracks - complete
horsehair moustache and wear mostly in the leather - under the nose to the chin. condition
detachable nose-piece. The complete condition The interior lacquered red, the Provenance: From a Hungarian
interior lacquered red, the Provenance: From a Hungarian outside black, with a simple private collection
outside black with a simple private collection four lame yodare-kake (throat
three lame yodare-kake (throat guard) laced in dark blue. Estimate EUR 200,-
guard) of brown-lacquered Estimate EUR 1.500,- The chin with an Asenagashi- Starting price EUR 100,-
leather and laced in black Starting price EUR 750,-
and beige. The chin with an

162 and moon. 163 decorated in red hino maru
AN IRON WAR FAN (TESSEN) AN IRON WAR FAN (TESSEN) design of rising sun and moon.
Iron, bamboo, paper and paint. LENGTH 28.5 CM Iron, bamboo, paper, linen and
Japan, Edo period paint. Japan, Edo period LENGTH 28 CM
Condition: Good antique
An iron battle fan used as a condition with expected paper An iron battle fan used as a Condition: Good antique
samurai’s weapon for self- damages samurai’s weapon for self- condition with expected subtle
protection, used for the place Provenance: From a Hungarian protection, used for the place paper damages
where the samurai cannot private collection where the samurai cannot Provenance: From a Hungarian
be allowed to bring sword. be allowed to bring sword. private collection
Constructed of heavy iron ends Estimate EUR 400,- Constructed of heavy iron
with bamboo splays, original Starting price EUR 200,- ends with bamboo splays, Estimate EUR 200,-
paper decorated with a black original paper superimposed Starting price EUR 100,-
hino maru design of rising sun with a thin layer of linen and

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