A HONKOZANE TACHI-DO STYLE NIMAIDO-GUSOKU (ARMOR)

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$ 44 100
Date de l'enchèreClassic
20.09.2022 10:00UTC -04:00
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CHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événement
Etats-Unis, New York
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Lot 114 | A HONKOZANE TACHI-DO STYLE NIMAIDO-GUSOKU (ARMOR)
A HONKOZANE TACHI-DO STYLE NIMAIDO-GUSOKU (ARMOR)

EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)

Helmet [kabuto]:

The sixty-two-plate lacquered iron suji kabuto (ridged helmet) with elaborate shakudo and gilt hachimanza (decorative fixture at the central aperture) of five-tier, the wide mabisashi (brim) lined with leather and applied with incised gilt fukurin (edging), with the unusual feature of having hibiki-no-ana (four holes in the sides of a helmet for loop of silk lacing) and shitenno-byo (a single standing rivet placed above the holes), with gilt kuwagata-dai (fixture for two gilt horns) pierced with peonies and the maedate (fore-crest) of gilt lacquered wood winged dragon with shakudo eyes



Neck guard [shikoro]:

The five-tier manju-jikoro (neck guard) of blue lacing kebikiodoshi (close-lacing), the large fukigaeshi (turn-backs) clad with leather and gilt hanabishi-mon (family crest of flower)



Face mask [menpo]:

The iron Iwai school face mask with yasuri-bori (parallel carved lines), with mustache, applied with two odayori no kugi (cord hook) and ase-nagashi (sweat hole) under the chin, four-tier yodarekake (bib) with matching blue lacing



Cuirass [do]:

The black lacquered iron honkozane domaru (cuirass) of variegated lacing, the munaita (breast portion) and waki-ita (under-arm portions) of stenciled leather with incised gilt edging, the gyoyo (breast pendants) of leather-clad and incised metal edging, the seven kusazuri (skirt) in five tiers of lacquered leather



Sleeves and shoulder guards [kote and sode]:

The lacquered iron sanbon tsustu kote (sleeves), the lacquered wood chu-sode (shoulder guards) of shittsukezane (plate in semblance of individual lamellae) laced in blue



Thigh protector and lower leg guards [haidate and sune-ate]:

The lacquered iron hishi-ikada-haidate (thigh guard) of close-linked diamond-shaped plates, the russet iron tateage tsutsu suneate (lower leg guard)



Accessories:

The lacquered wood sashimono (battle standard) of three iris leaves. a large double-sized wood armor storage chest.





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