Lot 61*
An okegawa do tosei gusoku armour Late Edo Period, 19th century
11 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,800 inc. premium
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Late Edo Period, 19th century
A thirty-two-plate suji bachi kabuto with itamono komanju jikoro, to the front a gilded wood maedate in the form of a stylised yama kanji. The do of okegawa yokohagi style with the muneita and waki ita in gilded roughened lacquer and with a copy of the maedate painted on the front in red. On the back of the do a sashimono of a large tuft of black hair above red rasha tassels. A simple hanbo mask, chu sode, shino gote, karuta gane haidate and tsutsu suneate. Lacquered black overall and laced in dark blue sugake odoshi. The yodarekake and kusazuri edged with fur. Together with an armour box.
A thirty-two-plate suji bachi kabuto with itamono komanju jikoro, to the front a gilded wood maedate in the form of a stylised yama kanji. The do of okegawa yokohagi style with the muneita and waki ita in gilded roughened lacquer and with a copy of the maedate painted on the front in red. On the back of the do a sashimono of a large tuft of black hair above red rasha tassels. A simple hanbo mask, chu sode, shino gote, karuta gane haidate and tsutsu suneate. Lacquered black overall and laced in dark blue sugake odoshi. The yodarekake and kusazuri edged with fur. Together with an armour box.
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三十二間筋兜 紺糸威桶川胴具足 江戸時代後期（19世紀）
