An all-matching Japanese black lacquer suit-of-armour (Yoroi) with firm cords, purple/white hem and a 2-piece cuirass (kuro’urushinuri kon’ito hi’suso nimaidô tôsei gusoku) featuring gold family crests: ivy 蔦 (Tsuta). - 8-plate ‘russet iron’ suji’bachi Kabuto(helmet) Impressive rare copper maedate designed with Kanji - 八幡大菩薩Hachiman Daibosatsu, 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. (Hachiman Daibosatsu八幡大菩薩 is a Buddhist honorific given to the Japanese deity Hachiman based on the idea of ​​Shinbutsu Shugo (syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism), and is a deity with the characteristics of a bodhisattva who protects the teachings of Buddhism and saves people. Originating in the Nara period, Hachiman Daibosatsu has been worshipped nationwide as the guardian deity of samurai (war god) and Buddhism, with famous shrines such as Usa Jingu, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, and Iwashimizu Hachimangu.) - ‘Angry man’-facial mask (resseibô) with beard(made of animal hair) 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 ivy 蔦 (Tsuta) crest (mon) designed at the center of front side. From the cuirass hangs a 7-part of 5-pieces ‘itazane’-plate kusazuri (tassets). - Silk brocade uwa’obi (waistband) with a flower design. (Wear) - 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: ivy 蔦 (Tsuta) on the front and top side. A wooden stand is also included in this lot. Height with box: approx. 160 cm. Condition: the overall condition is acceptable, but there are several areas with peeling paints, rusts, tears, and broken threads from aging and using., and as stated before. Please look at the photos for a condition reference.