Japanese Samurai Armor, Edo Period

Description

Comprising a steel kabuto helmet of kuro form finished in brown lacquered, with signal flag
maidate and five-plate shikoro in black lacquer and a brown-lacquered steel menpo. The
do is steel, lacquered brown with attractive applied textile panels in flowering vine motifs.
The sode, haidate and suneate composed of mail and plates with plates lacquered black,
the kusazuri likewise of black lacquered steel. C. 1700. Losses to lacquer and cloth. Height
of do 84.8cm. Stand not included, but available.