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A FINE ARMOR WITH A NANBAN-STYLE MENPO
Edo period (18th century) FINE JAPANESE WORKS OF ART | 183
The armor components lacquered gold and laced in purple, comprising a fine 32 plate suji
kabuto lacquered black and fitted with a four-stage shakudo tehen kanamono and shakudo
fukurin covering the suji and the koshimaki all carved with scrolling vines, the bowl fitted with a
six-lame shikoro ending in fukigaeshi trimmed in fukurin and applied with stenciled leather and
gilt-copper family crests, the mabizashi decorated to match, the front adorned with a circular
gilt crest above a gold-lacquer crescent-moon maedate and gold lacquered leather kuwagata
set into shakudo kuwagata-dai pierce carved with foliate scroll; the russet-iron menpo forged
in one section with deep wrinkles on the cheeks and with an exaggerated bulbous hook nose
and protruding chin, the mouth formed in a grimace with the upper lip coming down in a point
and lacquered red with gilt-teeth, the edges of the mask formed with a deep flange in place of
an ear plate, the surface of the mask well worked and applied with a silver-lacquer mustache
and chin tuft, two sets of cord pegs on the cheeks and chin, the four-lame yodarekake finished
in simulated stone surface in gold lacquer and with a scalloped edge on the lowest lame; the
cuirass a ni-mai okegawa do of iron honkozane mounted with shakudo hardware and fitted
with nine sections of five-lame kusazuri; chu-sode; russet-iron shino gote with additional
horizontal plates at the shoulders, all splashed with sahari; kawara haidate; russet-iron shino
suneate splashed with sahari; iron gunsen; two armor boxes; no armor stand
$40,000 - 500,000