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A HOTOKE-DO GUSOKU [ARMOUR] A RARE HOTOKE-DO TOSEI
EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY, GUSOKU [ARMOUR]
THE HELMET 17TH CENTURY EDO PERIOD, 18TH - 19TH CENTURY
萌黄糸威仏胴具足、江戸時代、18世紀、兜、17世紀 鮫皮包紺糸胸取仏胴具足、江戸時代、18−19世紀
the helmet is a 17th century sixty-two plate iron the kabuto a hoshibachi with copper-gilt fukurin
sujibachi, with three tiered shikoro, the fukigaeshi on the suji covered in same-gawa, the shikoro
with mitsudomoe mon, the two piece cuirass matching, the fukigaeshi with yotsu-hanabishi
pigeon-breasted, all lacquered in black with mon, gold lacquered wood maedate of a shachi, 22 (part lot)
gold and silver dragons, the o-sode Muromachi the menpo of iron with yodasekake, the cuirass 23
period (16th century), all components with the clad in same-gawa, the tate-age of kittsuke-zane,
mistudomoe fuji mon, bishamon suneate, with matching sode, shikoro, kusazuri, haidate laced
armour box with kebiki-odoshi, accompanied by a saihai and A NERIKAWA NIMAI-DO GUSOKU
fan, with armour box [ARMOUR]
PROVENANCE EDO PERIOD, 18TH - 19TH
Accompanied by a certificate of registration Juyo
Kyoto Arashiyama Museum of Art, Kyoto. CENTURY
Token [Important Armour] by the Nihon Kacchu
LITERATURE Bugu Kenkyu Hozon-kai [The Association for the 練革二枚胴具足、江戸時代、18−19世紀
Research and Preservation of Japanese Helmets
Kyoto Arashiyama Bijutsukan Zohinshu, Tetsu to and Armour]. all the plate components apart from the kobire
Urushi no Geijutsu, (Kyoto, 1986), p.20
and tekko, including the helmet, made to simulate
PROVENANCE iron, formed from hardened leather lacquered
W £ 15,000-20,000
€ 16,900-22,600 US$ 19,800-26,400 Kyoto Arashiyama Museum of Art, Kyoto in sabiage and in gold lacquer laced with blue,
white, orange, and pale green braid, the maedate
LITERATURE in the form of wisteria mon, with mon also on the
Kyoto Arashiyama Bijutsukan Zohinshu, Tetsu to mabisashi [peak], do, gyoyo, tekko, sode, and
Urushi no Geijutsu, (Kyoto, 1986), p.22 shikoro, with armour box
W £ 20,000-30,000 W £ 20,000-30,000
€ 22,600-33,800 US$ 26,400-39,500 € 22,600-33,800 US$ 26,400-39,500

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