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A TATEHAGI-DO TOSEI GUSOKU ARMOUR
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
The 24-plate suji bachi kabuto black-lacquered and mounted with an
elaborate gilt metal and shakudo tehen kanamono with gilt shinodare
on front and rear plates, on the front a large gilded maedate of stylised
antlers, the neck guard of Hineno form laced in kon sugake odoshi, the
mask a simple black-lacquered hanbo; a good russet-iron tatehagi-do,
the upper plates with black-lacquered leather and at the base a gilded
decorative plate reminiscent of the Unkai school; on the back a gattari
and machiuke for a sashimono; the kusazuri with mid-blue sugake
lacing, the lower plate gilded, black lacquer chusode, shino gote,
associated kawara haidate, associated tsutsusuneate;
together with an armour box.

£5,000 - 6,000
JPY970,000 - 1,200,000
US$6,500 - 7,900

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. SAMURAI · SNOW · SPECTACLE | 63