





Lot 19*,W
A hishinui do tosei gusoku armour Mid Edo Period 18th/19th century
10 November 2011, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £5,625 inc. premium
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A hishinui do tosei gusoku armour
Mid Edo Period 18th/19th century
An eboshi nari kabuto, the bowl lacquered with sabi nuri with the mabisashi and koshimaki in brown, on either side wakidate of gilded horns, the black-lacquered Hineno jikoro of kiritsuke kozane. Russet iron menpo with hair moustache, ko sode of kiritsuke kozane, black-lacquered hishinui ni mai do with leather kusazuri of kiritsuke kozane, shino gote black-lacquered iron plate and mail haidate shino suneate. Laced overall in dark blue kebiki odoshi. The interior of the do with the owners name in red lacquer which appears to read Masatoku Houshu. Contained in an armour box with a stand.
An eboshi nari kabuto, the bowl lacquered with sabi nuri with the mabisashi and koshimaki in brown, on either side wakidate of gilded horns, the black-lacquered Hineno jikoro of kiritsuke kozane. Russet iron menpo with hair moustache, ko sode of kiritsuke kozane, black-lacquered hishinui ni mai do with leather kusazuri of kiritsuke kozane, shino gote black-lacquered iron plate and mail haidate shino suneate. Laced overall in dark blue kebiki odoshi. The interior of the do with the owners name in red lacquer which appears to read Masatoku Houshu. Contained in an armour box with a stand.
Footnotes
紺糸威菱縫二枚胴当世具足 江戸時代中期(18/19世紀)