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A HONKOZANE NIMAIDO-GUSOKU (ARMOR) MOMOYAMA PERIOD (EARLY 17TH CENTURY)

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A HONKOZANE NIMAIDO-GUSOKU (ARMOR)
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (EARLY 17TH CENTURY)
Helmet [kabuto]:
The sixty-two-plate lacquered iron koboshi bachi (helmet bowl with small standing rivet heads) with elaborate shibuichi and gilt tehen-no-kanamono (metal fixture at the central aperture) of six-tier, the wide mabisashi (brim) hammered with eyebrows and prominent wrinkles, with the maedate (fore-crest) of gilt jyanome-mon (family crest of snake eye)
Neck guard [shikoro]:
The round red lacquered iron solid plates hineno-jikoro of five-tier with orange lacing kebikiodoshi (close-lacing), applied with the small fukigaeshi (turn-backs)
Face mask [menpo]:
The lacquered iron face mask with mustache and detachable nose, applied with two odayori no kugi (cord hook) and ase-nagashi (sweat hole) under the chin, four-tier yodarekake (bib) with matching orange lacing
Cuirass [do]:
The red lacquered iron honkozane nimaido (cuirass) of orange lacing, the munaita (breast portion) and waki-ita (under-arm portions) with gilt lacquer edging, the shoulder section fitted with three-tier kobire (small shoulder pieces) of brigandine, the six kusazuri (skirt) in five tiers of lacquered leather
Sleeves and shoulder guards [kote and sode]:
The lacquered iron oda-gote (sleeves with gourds on chains), the lacquered iron chu-sode (shoulder guards) of shittsukezane (plate in semblance of individual lamellae) laced in orange
Thigh protector and lower leg guards [haidate and sune-ate]:
The shino-haidate (thigh guard) and shino sune-ate (lower leg guards) of red lacquered iron splints
Accessories:
With a wood armor storage chest
Accompanied by a certificate No.23092596 as Tokubetsu hozon issued by the Kokusai Nihon Kachu Bugu Shinko Kyokai (International Society for the Promotion of Japanese Armor)

Provenance
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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A HONKOZANE NIMAIDO-GUSOKU (ARMOR)
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (EARLY 17TH CENTURY)
Helmet [kabuto]:
The sixty-two-plate lacquered iron koboshi bachi (helmet bowl with small standing rivet heads) with elaborate shibuichi and gilt tehen-no-kanamono (metal fixture at the central aperture) of six-tier, the wide mabisashi (brim) hammered with eyebrows and prominent wrinkles, with the maedate (fore-crest) of gilt jyanome-mon (family crest of snake eye)
Neck guard [shikoro]:
The round red lacquered iron solid plates hineno-jikoro of five-tier with orange lacing kebikiodoshi (close-lacing), applied with the small fukigaeshi (turn-backs)
Face mask [menpo]:
The lacquered iron face mask with mustache and detachable nose, applied with two odayori no kugi (cord hook) and ase-nagashi (sweat hole) under the chin, four-tier yodarekake (bib) with matching orange lacing
Cuirass [do]:
The red lacquered iron honkozane nimaido (cuirass) of orange lacing, the munaita (breast portion) and waki-ita (under-arm portions) with gilt lacquer edging, the shoulder section fitted with three-tier kobire (small shoulder pieces) of brigandine, the six kusazuri (skirt) in five tiers of lacquered leather
Sleeves and shoulder guards [kote and sode]:
The lacquered iron oda-gote (sleeves with gourds on chains), the lacquered iron chu-sode (shoulder guards) of shittsukezane (plate in semblance of individual lamellae) laced in orange
Thigh protector and lower leg guards [haidate and sune-ate]:
The shino-haidate (thigh guard) and shino sune-ate (lower leg guards) of red lacquered iron splints
Accessories:
With a wood armor storage chest
Accompanied by a certificate No.23092596 as Tokubetsu hozon issued by the Kokusai Nihon Kachu Bugu Shinko Kyokai (International Society for the Promotion of Japanese Armor)

Provenance
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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