Lot 69*
A Sakura gawa do maru yoroi Late Edo Period, 19th century
11 November 2010, 14:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street£50,000 - £60,000
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Late Edo Period, 19th century
A good heavy thirty-two-plate russet lacquered hoshi bachi helmet mounted in nihojiro style with gilt plates overlaid with shinodare, gilt tehen kanamono, on the peak a kuwagata dai and kuwagata and a winged dragon maedate, an o-manju jikoro with large fukigaeshi supporting a large mon in gilt copper, the one-piece leather lining is decorated inside with dragons and clouds. Russet iron menpo with two lame yodarekake with lacquered leather hishinui and a nodowa. The do in do maru style with gyoyo, chu sode, oda gote, sane haidate, leather tsutsu suneate and a pair of kutsu. Together with a saihai. Constructed with black-lacquered sane laced with reserved dyed sakuragawa in kebiki style and mounted overall in gilt copper. Together with a six-legged karabitu and a wood stand.
A good heavy thirty-two-plate russet lacquered hoshi bachi helmet mounted in nihojiro style with gilt plates overlaid with shinodare, gilt tehen kanamono, on the peak a kuwagata dai and kuwagata and a winged dragon maedate, an o-manju jikoro with large fukigaeshi supporting a large mon in gilt copper, the one-piece leather lining is decorated inside with dragons and clouds. Russet iron menpo with two lame yodarekake with lacquered leather hishinui and a nodowa. The do in do maru style with gyoyo, chu sode, oda gote, sane haidate, leather tsutsu suneate and a pair of kutsu. Together with a saihai. Constructed with black-lacquered sane laced with reserved dyed sakuragawa in kebiki style and mounted overall in gilt copper. Together with a six-legged karabitu and a wood stand.
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黒漆塗本小札小桜韋威胴丸具足 江戸時代後期（19世紀）
