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JAPAN - Edo period (1603 - 1868).
Complete samurai armor in the purest KAGA style. This is real armor for a 12/15 year old who was wearing it, not a little armor for the Kodomo no hi boys' party.
KABUTO in brown and gold lacquered metal.
SHIKORO (neck cover) in shiny brown lacquered metal and braided white silk.
MABI SA SHI (the visor) in shiny brown lacquered metal.
FUKIGAESHI (fins), small, in shiny brown lacquered metal.
WAKIDATE featuring two large gilded horns and circular MAEDATE also gilded.
HAMPO (samurai half-mask) in red lacquered metal, with pronounced chin and hollowed cheeks.
YODARE-KAKE (five-step gorgerin) in shiny brown lacquered metal and white silk braid.
DO (breastplate) with six wrought-iron slats and white silk braiding, decorated with an eight-point radiating motif.
KOTE (arm protectors) in chain mail (oxidation), iron plates and mesh.
KUSAZURI (skirt) and HAIDATE (shorts) with five rows of shiny black lacquer and white silk braiding.
SUNEATE (leggings) in gilded iron plates, chain, fabric, leather and blue silk.
GUNBAI (command fan) in stamped and gilded copper, decorated with foliage scrolls on a nanako background.
Additional photos and details on request.
Sold with a wooden and metal-reinforced GUSOKU BITSU (carrying cases) adorned with a clan mon and a kenji in a disk (wear) and with its presentation stand.
Dimensions of armor in seated position: 134 x 44 x 45 cm.
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