Lot 69*
A hotoke do tosei gusoku armour Mid Edo Period, 17th-18th century
11 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£6,000 - £7,000
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Mid Edo Period, 17th-18th century
The thirty-two-plate Kaga hoshi bachi with za boshi and a Hineno jikoro of kiritsuke kozane, to the front a gilded metal moon maedate, a russet lacquered Nara menpo with hair moustache and chin tuft. The ni mai hotoke do covered with black lacquered coarse grained leather, the front with a representation of an elephant in white. Ko sode, shino gote, small kawara haidate and shino suneate, mainly lacquered black and laced in dark blue kebiki odoshi. Together with a jinbaori in rich brocade, a gold mon on the back and an armour box.
The thirty-two-plate Kaga hoshi bachi with za boshi and a Hineno jikoro of kiritsuke kozane, to the front a gilded metal moon maedate, a russet lacquered Nara menpo with hair moustache and chin tuft. The ni mai hotoke do covered with black lacquered coarse grained leather, the front with a representation of an elephant in white. Ko sode, shino gote, small kawara haidate and shino suneate, mainly lacquered black and laced in dark blue kebiki odoshi. Together with a jinbaori in rich brocade, a gold mon on the back and an armour box.
Footnotes
三十二間星兜 紺糸威象皮二枚胴具足 江戸時代中期（17-18世紀）
