Prev / Next

Fine Antique Arms and Armour from Around the World

Tuesday 25 March 2025 e Wednesday 26 March 2025, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

195

A Tosei Gusoku (samurai armour), Periodo Edo (1603-1867)

Estimate

€ 3.000 - 5.000

Sold

€ 3.750

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Japan
height as shown circa 155 cm.
Suji kabuto with 18-plate iron hachi, 5-plate black-lacquered hineno shikoro with Kon ito sugake odoshi lacing, squared fukigaeshi (lacquer with small damaged and missing parts) featuring gilded copper Mon, mabezashi with Maedate (more recent) shaped as horns made of gilded wood; Iron hanbo with three-plate, brown-lacquered yodarekake; five-plate, black-lacquered sode; kote made of mail and black-lacquered iron plates with gold mon on the hand protection; Okegawa-do with horizontal brown-lacquered plates; four-plate, black-lacquered Kusazuri; also black-lacquered, iron haidate and shino-suneate. Silk lining of good quality. Armour almost completely homogenous and in good condition. Stand and box not included.