A composite armour

Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The helmet and do mounted in the style of the Unkai school, the 32-plate suji kabuto in russet iron, the mabisashi embossed with clouds, mounted with an elaborate tehen kanamono in gilt copper and shakudo, an agemaki no kan and agemaki to the rear, with a simple sun disc maedate; the three-lame itamono ko manju jikoro black lacquered with the lower plate in stippled gold, laced in white sugake odoshi; the matching hotoke do brown lacquered iron with the munaita and lower edge of the do gilded, on the front an elaborate saihai and tenugui no kan and an applied iron shishi; the kusazuri black lacquered with the lower plate gilded, laced in pale blue sugake odoshi; a hanbo in russet iron, associated with the do and kabuto, well-formed with a three-lame black-lacquered yodarekake laced in green sugake odoshi; the ko-sode of black-lacquered kitsuke kozane laced in blue kebiki odoshi; a black-lacquered iron oda gote; a black-lacquered ikada haidate; and a black-lacquered shino suneate; with a gusoku bitsu (armour box) and stand. (12).