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A GOLD-LACQUER ARMOR WITH A KAWARI KABUTO A BLUE-LACED ARMOR WITH A MYOCHIN HELMET
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century The helmet by Nagamichi, Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
The suit laced in white and green and the component parts The components lacquered black and laced in blue and comprising
lacquered gold or black and comprising a zunari kabuto covered with a russet-iron 62-plate suji-kabuto, the rivet heads visible, running
black boar’s fur and fitted with a black-lacquer mabizashi decorated down the center of each plate, the crown of the bowl finished with
with a gold-lacquer simulated rope trim, the small fukigaeshi a four-stage gilt-copper and shakudo tehen kanamono, the shallow
lacquered gold, the bowl fitted with a four-lame solid shikoro, the mabizashi banded by a gilt-copper fukurin below a large gilt-bronze
bowl mounted with a simple gilt-bronze chrysanthemum maedate; hollyhock maedate, signed on the interior rear of the bowl Nagamichi,
the menpo lacquered black and applied with a thick boar’s-fur the bowl fitted with a four-lame wide shikoro laced in sugake
moustache, the lips lacquered red and the teeth silvered, fitted with a style, the fukigaeshi silvered-copper pierce-carved hollyhocks; the
four-lame yodarekake; the ni-mai okegawa do lacquered black at the russet-iron menpo with a bulbous nose and prominent wrinkles on
top and trimmed with gold-lacquer simulated rope trim and fitted with the cheeks, applied with a boar’s bristle-mustache, chin tuft and
six sections of five-lame kusazuri; chu-sode; chain mail and gourd- with red-lacquer lips and silvered teeth, the four-lame yodarekake
plate gote; chain-mail and plate haidate; shino suneate; holder for a lacquered gold; the nimai okegawa do applied with three decorative
flag; one storage box; one armor stand rings and gilt-bronze hollyhock crests, fitted with seven sections of
five-lame kusazuri, the lowest lame pierced with inome; chu-sode;
$5,000 - 8,000 shino gote; kawara haidate; shino suneate; boar-fur boots; jinbaori;
paper saihai; one armor storage box; no armor stand
$12,000 - 15,000

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