Armour - Japan - Circa 1970-1980
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A Japanese circa 1970–1980 samurai yoroi armor set with a Ten-plate hoshi-bachi kabuto helmet in steel, brass and silk, including black lacquered sode, kusazuri and suneate, an angry mask with separate nose-piece and a three-piece yodarekake gorget, housed in a black lacquer yoroi-bako with Mae inscription, supplied with a wooden display stand, and measuring about 164 cm in height (160 cm with the box).
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The yoroi has a great Ten-plate hoshi-bachi kabuto-helmet with domed rivets.
The helmet has two neck-guards (shikoro) laced with orange cords. Decorative brown ‘smoked leather’ covers its large back-bending fukikaeshi which are fitted with two small chrysanthemum-shaped (kiku) appliques. At the back of the helmet an orange tassel.
Accompanying the helmet, is an ‘angry man’-facial mask (resseibô) with a white moustache and a separate nose-piece. Below the mask a lacquered Three-piece ‘itazane’-plate gorget (yodarekake).
Protecting the shoulders is a s black lacquered metal ô’sode with the same coloured cords. The sode have from the sides down and at the back orange silk cords with tassels.
The arms are protected by black lacquer vertical metal pieces connected by Japanese mail over a light brocade.
The two-piece bucket-shaped cuirass with at the top vertical laced black lacquer horizontal itazane-plates, and in the middle similar itazane-plates fastened with dome-shaped rivets (yokohagi okegawa nimaidô). Above two orange silk tassels and a similar ‘smoked leather’ border.
From the cuirass hangs a laced skirt in six-parts of five-piece kusazuri. Around the waist a brown silk waistband (uwa’obi).
The haidate that protect the upper legs consists of laced black lacquer metal karuta-plates bordered by a similar brocade and ‘smoked leather’.
The tube-shaped suneate that protect the lower legs have vertical laced black lacquer metal pieces (do’suneate).
With a square black lacquered store-box for a suit-of armour (yoroi’bako). The front of the store-box decorated with the character mae 前 (“in front”) in gold. The Kanji "Mae" meaning "the first"; in other words: "I, who has priority above others".
In good condition with some traces of age and wear, Please look at the photos for reference to its condition.
Height with box: approx.: 160 cm.
We include a wooden stand and an explanation how to put this armour on display.
Items are carefully packed and shipped quickly and insured.
The yoroi has a great Ten-plate hoshi-bachi kabuto-helmet with domed rivets.
The helmet has two neck-guards (shikoro) laced with orange cords. Decorative brown ‘smoked leather’ covers its large back-bending fukikaeshi which are fitted with two small chrysanthemum-shaped (kiku) appliques. At the back of the helmet an orange tassel.
Accompanying the helmet, is an ‘angry man’-facial mask (resseibô) with a white moustache and a separate nose-piece. Below the mask a lacquered Three-piece ‘itazane’-plate gorget (yodarekake).
Protecting the shoulders is a s black lacquered metal ô’sode with the same coloured cords. The sode have from the sides down and at the back orange silk cords with tassels.
The arms are protected by black lacquer vertical metal pieces connected by Japanese mail over a light brocade.
The two-piece bucket-shaped cuirass with at the top vertical laced black lacquer horizontal itazane-plates, and in the middle similar itazane-plates fastened with dome-shaped rivets (yokohagi okegawa nimaidô). Above two orange silk tassels and a similar ‘smoked leather’ border.
From the cuirass hangs a laced skirt in six-parts of five-piece kusazuri. Around the waist a brown silk waistband (uwa’obi).
The haidate that protect the upper legs consists of laced black lacquer metal karuta-plates bordered by a similar brocade and ‘smoked leather’.
The tube-shaped suneate that protect the lower legs have vertical laced black lacquer metal pieces (do’suneate).
With a square black lacquered store-box for a suit-of armour (yoroi’bako). The front of the store-box decorated with the character mae 前 (“in front”) in gold. The Kanji "Mae" meaning "the first"; in other words: "I, who has priority above others".
In good condition with some traces of age and wear, Please look at the photos for reference to its condition.
Height with box: approx.: 160 cm.
We include a wooden stand and an explanation how to put this armour on display.
Items are carefully packed and shipped quickly and insured.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Material
Samurai - Yoroi with a Ten-plate hoshi-bachi kabuto-helmet, Steel, Brass , Silk
Country of origin
Japan
Condition
Good condition, see description
Height
164 cm
Width
55 cm
Depth
50 cm
Estimated period
Circa 1970-1980
