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Giappone
height as shown 170 cm.
Well constructed in the style of armour of the Sengoku period. Sixteen-plate hoshi-bachi kabuto made of iron, with large conical rivets and hachiman-za at the back; wide fukigaeshi covered in Egawa (colour fading) and gilt-metal kamon in relief; three-plate shikoro laced in orange. Metal Maedate. Iron ressei-menpō with removable nose and moustache, fierce expression, four-plate yodare-kake. The interior in red lacquer (some missing parts to the finishing). Kebiki-dō with rich orange lacing and kusazuri en suite composed of five-plate sections. Munaita lacquered in brown-black, as many other elements, with gilt border and worked with floral decoration. The breastplate with sendan-no-ita and kyūbi-no-ita. The set is completed by sode, also with orange kebiki lacing like the previous elements, a pair of kote on fabric embroidered with gold thread, with black plates and metal elements featuring traces of gilding decorated with Inome, Haidate with plates featuring traces of gilding and orange lacing, and finally black suneate. Some signs of wear and tear, fabrics with some worn areas. Mannequin not included. Armour of great impact and grandeur.
height as shown 170 cm.
Well constructed in the style of armour of the Sengoku period. Sixteen-plate hoshi-bachi kabuto made of iron, with large conical rivets and hachiman-za at the back; wide fukigaeshi covered in Egawa (colour fading) and gilt-metal kamon in relief; three-plate shikoro laced in orange. Metal Maedate. Iron ressei-menpō with removable nose and moustache, fierce expression, four-plate yodare-kake. The interior in red lacquer (some missing parts to the finishing). Kebiki-dō with rich orange lacing and kusazuri en suite composed of five-plate sections. Munaita lacquered in brown-black, as many other elements, with gilt border and worked with floral decoration. The breastplate with sendan-no-ita and kyūbi-no-ita. The set is completed by sode, also with orange kebiki lacing like the previous elements, a pair of kote on fabric embroidered with gold thread, with black plates and metal elements featuring traces of gilding decorated with Inome, Haidate with plates featuring traces of gilding and orange lacing, and finally black suneate. Some signs of wear and tear, fabrics with some worn areas. Mannequin not included. Armour of great impact and grandeur.
Specialist Notes
See a very similar armour sold at auction by Zacke in Austria, lot no. 110, 25 June 2025, realised for 13,000 euros (buyer's premium included).
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