JAPAN, late EDO period (1603-1868) - Lot 119

JAPAN, late EDO period (1603-1868) Nimai-dô tosei gusoku-type armor Complete armor, mostly in suite, with kittsu-kozane blades assembled in kebiki-odoshi by cords that appear pale yellow. It includes : . Akodanari-kabuto-type helmet with thirty-two plates centered on a four-tiered tehen-kanamono; gold-lacquered wooden maedate in front, attached; shikoro neck guard with four blades, the lower one highlighted with fur ; . The ressei-type iron menpo with moustache and four-blade yodarekake, highlighted with fur ; . Dô breastplate with seven-sided kusazuri ; . Sode shoulder pads with five plates, the lower one underlined with fur ; . Shino-gote-type kote sleeves, in iron mesh reinforced with long plates ; . The haidate thigh guard, in iron mesh mounted on textile ; . Shino-suneate leggings. With a blackened wooden carrying case, decorated with the kanji "Mae", meaning "in front" or "the first". (Discoloration of cords, gaps, wear and accidents).