Páncélzat (1) - Japán - 1970-1980, 1980-1990

An all-matching Japanese black lacquer suit-of-armour (Yoroi) with firm cords, yellow hem and a 2-piece cuirass (kuro’urushinuri kon’ito hi’suso nimaidô tôsei gusoku) featuring gold family crests.

- 8-plate ‘russet iron’ suji’bachi Kabuto(helmet) with 8 rows of domed rivets. Impressive copper maedate (decorative front piece), flanked by horn-shaped kuwagata. Large 4-tiered tehen’no’kanamono (decorative apex fitting), orange silk agemaki (decorative tassel), 3-tiered black lacquer ‘itazane’-plate shikoro (neck guards) and back-bending fukikaeshi (face guards) with brown decorative ‘smoked leather’ borders and fitted with appliques in the shape of a family crest.

- ‘Angry man’-facial mask (resseibô) with beard and four-tiered ‘itazane’-plate gorget (yodarekake).

- Osode (shoulder guards), tôsei-type, constructed with 6 rows of laced slightly arched 'itazane’-plates.

- Kote (bracer), shino-type, metal pieces connected by Japanese mail (kaushi-gusari); the lower arm with 5 oblong pieces, and the upper arm with three rows of alternating diamond-shaped and oblong plates. Placed over dark brown silk with aplum blossom- and wave design. The elbows with a tiered chrysanthemum (kiku)-shaped protective plate. The hand guards (tekko) are decorated with small some raised iron points.

- Black lacquered dô (cuirass) of the ‘yokohagi okegawa’-type with a gilded family crest (mon) designed at the center of front side. From the cuirass hangs a 7-part of 5-pieces ‘itazane’-plate kusazuri (tassets).

- Haidate (thigh armour) of 4-rows of small lacquered plates with traces of gilding. Placed on en-suite silk with decorative ‘smoked leather’ borders.

- Suneate (shin guards), shino-type, vertical long and thin metal plates connected by Japanese mail placed on matching silk and leather, and the tateage (knee guards) with diamond-shaped lacquered metal pieces.

Including matching store-box for a suit-of armour (yoroi’bako), with the gold family crest on the front side.

A wooden stand is also included in this lot.

Height with box: approx. 162 cm.

Condition: the overall condition of the armor is very good, but some parts show signs of aging due to years of use., and as stated before. Please look at the photos for a condition reference.