Lot 293
A Okegawa-Do Tosei Gusoku with Black Lacquered Kawari Zunari Kabuto and Rare Matching Ichimae Menpo, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Lot 293 Details
A Okegawa-Do Tosei Gusoku with Black Lacquered Kawari Zunari Kabuto and Rare Matching Ichimae Menpo, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Kabuto (helmet): High crown with medial ridge and unusual eyebrows of exaggerated length, early Edo period, recently relaced
Menpo (facial armour): one piece, recently relaced
Dou/dō (breastplate/cuirass): Tetsu Sabiji (iron finish) Yamamichi Okegawa Nimai, applied with stencil-patterned deer-skin, mid Edo Period
Including sode (shoulder armour), kusazuri (fauld/skirt), kote (sleeves), haidate (thigh armour), and gusoku bitsu (armour box)
overall with box height 55.1 in — 140 cm
Estimate $9,000-$12,000