Complete Samurai Armor of the Matsudaira clan - Edo period (1603-1868)

JAPAN - Edo Period (1603-1868).
Complete samurai armor of the Matsudaira clan, specifically the Okochi-Mitsudaira branch, from which Tokugawa Iyesu, the first Shogun of Edo, originated.

One of the most famous members of this lineage was Matsudaira Nobotsuna (1596-1662), a senior advisor to the shogunate. His personal emblem was precisely these three fans, which are found on all the elements of this armor.

The fan (sensu) symbolizes expansion, prosperity, and the unfolding of good fortune; it opens from a narrow point to a wide end.

Kabuto (helmet) made of wrought iron with sixty-two black lacquered slats.

THEHEN NO ANA (opening at the top) with five tiers of chased, openwork, gilded copper, decorated with foliate scrolls on a nanako background.
SHIKORO (neck guard) with four tiers of gold-lacquered iron and orange silk braiding.
MABI SA SHI (visor) short, of black-lacquered wrought iron, highlighted with a finely chased copper band of foliate scrolls and gilded.
FUKIGAESHI (wings) large, covered in brown leather, gold-lacquered under orange silk braiding, and adorned with a gilded copper mon of the Matsudaira clan.
MAETATE large, of chased copper, depicting a dragonfly with outstretched wings. The Kashimushi, "the insect of victory," is a symbol of bravery and victory because it always flies facing forward. MEMPO (half-mask) in wrought iron, with a pronounced chin, movable nose, brown horsehair mustache, visible teeth in patinated copper, upper lip lacquered in cinnabar red, pierced nostrils, sweat holes under the chin, and a red lacquered interior.
YODARE-KAKE (gorget) with five tiers lacquered in gold and braided with orange silk.
DO (breastplate) in nine sections lacquered in gold and braided with orange silk, bearing the mon of the Matsudaira clan.
SODE (shoulder guards) with seven tiers lacquered in gold and braided with orange silk, adorned with the mon of the clan.
KOTE (arm guards) in chainmail and wrought iron plates, with the mon of the clan at the hands.
KUSAZURI (skirt) and HAIDATE (thigh guards) with five rows lacquered in gold and braided with orange silk.

SUNEATE (greaves) made of wrought iron, orange silk braiding, and quilted fabric.
TETSUSABIJI KOGAKE (shoes) composed of black and gold lacquered wrought iron plates, chainmail, and quilted fabric.
Dimensions of the armor in seated position: 162 x 70 x 81 cm.
Sold with its display stand and its GUSOKU BITSU (carrying chest) made of wood and metal reinforcements, decorated with the three-fan mon of the Matsudaira clan.

Additional photos and details available upon request.

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