Lot 27*,W
A nimai tachi do tosei gusoku armour Mid Edo Period, 18th century
10 November 2011, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£8,000 - £10,000
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A nimai tachi do tosei gusoku armour
Mid Edo Period, 18th century
A good sixty-two-plate suji bachi kabuto of zenshozan form rising up slightly at the front, the centre plate overlaid with an iron shinodare mounted with a six stage tehen kanamono in shakudo with a matching kasa jirushi no kan, on the front a large gilt wooden dragon maedate, a five-lame ko manju jikoro of iron kiritsuke kozane. Russet iron menpo with hair moustache, ko sode, russet iron kaga work tsutsu gote. The do of ni mai tachi do style fitted on the back with a sashimono in the form of a gilded tsuzumi (drum), kawara haidate associated, russet iron tsutsu suneate. Constructed overall in iron kiritsuke kozane and laced in dark blue kebiki odoshi. Contained in two armour boxes each with lacquered leather covers, a draw in one box contains straw sandals and various material items.
A good sixty-two-plate suji bachi kabuto of zenshozan form rising up slightly at the front, the centre plate overlaid with an iron shinodare mounted with a six stage tehen kanamono in shakudo with a matching kasa jirushi no kan, on the front a large gilt wooden dragon maedate, a five-lame ko manju jikoro of iron kiritsuke kozane. Russet iron menpo with hair moustache, ko sode, russet iron kaga work tsutsu gote. The do of ni mai tachi do style fitted on the back with a sashimono in the form of a gilded tsuzumi (drum), kawara haidate associated, russet iron tsutsu suneate. Constructed overall in iron kiritsuke kozane and laced in dark blue kebiki odoshi. Contained in two armour boxes each with lacquered leather covers, a draw in one box contains straw sandals and various material items.
Footnotes
紺糸毛引威二枚立胴当世具足 江戸時代中期（18世紀）
