Full Samurai armor - Edo period (1603-1868)

JAPAN - Edo Period (1603-1868).
Complete samurai armor.
KABUTO (helmet) made of black lacquered metal with thirty-two plates.
THEHEN NO ANA (opening at the top) with four tiers of gilded copper, the first tier engraved with scrolls on a nanako background.
SHIKORO (neck guard) with five tiers of glossy black lacquer and blue silk braiding.
MABI SA SHI (visor) small, made of glossy black lacquered metal.
FUKIGAESHI (wings) small, made of glossy black lacquered metal.
MAEDATE composed of two large horns centered with a silvered metal oni head.
MEMPO (half-mask) made of red lacquered wrought iron, with a pronounced chin, a movable nose, a black horsehair mustache and goatee, visible gilded teeth, and pierced nostrils.

YODARE-KAKE (gorget) with four tiers, lacquered in glossy black and braided with blue silk.
DO (breastplate) with eight tiers, made of black lacquered metal and braided with blue silk.
SODE (shoulder guards) with seven tiers, lacquered in gold and braided with blue silk.
KOTE (arm guards) made of chainmail and gold lacquered iron plates.
KUSAZURI (skirt) with five rows of gold lacquer and braided blue silk, the last row trimmed with black hair.
HAIDATE (underskirt) with four articulated rows of gold lacquered metal plates.
SUNEATE (greaves) made of red lacquered iron plates, chainmail, and quilted fabric.
SASHIMONO, the bamboo stem, is topped with a gold lacquered gourd and long white horsehair. Dimensions of the armor in seated position: 136 x 60 x 54 cm.
Sold with its display stand and its wooden GUSOKU BITSU (carrying chest) with metal reinforcements.
Additional photos and details available upon request. JAPAN - Edo Period (1603-1868).
Complete samurai armor.
KABUTO (helmet) in black lacquered metal with thirty-two plates.
THEHEN NO ANA (opening at the top) with four tiers in gilded copper, the first tier engraved with scrolls on a nanako background.
SHIKORO (neck guard) with five tiers in glossy black lacquer and blue silk braiding.
MABI SA SHI (visor) small in glossy black lacquered metal.
FUKIGAESHI (wings) small in glossy black lacquered metal.
MAEDATE composed of two large horns centered with a silvered metal oni head.
MEMPO (half-mask) in red lacquered wrought iron, with a pronounced chin, movable nose, black horsehair mustache and goatee, visible gilded teeth, and pierced nostrils.
YODARE-KAKE (gorget) with four tiers, glossy black lacquered and braided with blue silk.
DO (breastplate) with eight tiers, made of black lacquered metal and braided with blue silk.
SODE (shoulder guards) with seven tiers, gold lacquered and braided with blue silk.
KOTE (arm guards) made of chainmail and gold lacquered iron plates.
KUSAZURI (skirt) with five tiers, gold lacquered and braided with blue silk, the last tier trimmed with black hair.
HAIDATE (underskirt) with four articulated tiers of gold lacquered metal plates.
SUNEATE (greaves) made of red lacquered iron plates, chainmail, and quilted fabric. The sashimono, a bamboo staff, is topped with a gold-lacquered gourd and long white horsehair.

Dimensions of the armor in a seated position: 136 x 60 x 54 cm.
Sold with its display stand and a wooden gusoku bitsu (carrying chest) with metal reinforcements.
Additional photos and details available upon request.

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