Armure - Japon - 1950-1960

The yoroi has a great Ten-plate hoshi-bachi kabuto-helmet with domed rivets.
The helmet has two neck-guards (shikoro) laced with orange cords. Decorative brown ‘smoked leather’ covers its large back-bending fukikaeshi which are fitted with two small chrysanthemum-shaped (kiku) appliques. At the back of the helmet an orange tassel.

Accompanying the helmet, is an ‘angry man’-facial mask (resseibô) with a black moustache and a separate nose-piece. Below the mask a yellow laced black lacquered seven-piece ‘itazane’-plate gorget (yodarekake).

Protecting the shoulders is a s black lacquered metal ô’sode with the same coloured cords. The sode have from the sides down and at the back silk cords with tassels.

The arms are protected by black lacquer vertical metal pieces connected by Japanese mail over a light brocade.

The two-piece bucket-shaped cuirass with at the top vertical laced black lacquer horizontal itazane-plates, and in the middle similar itazane-plates fastened with dome-shaped rivets (yokohagi okegawa nimaidô). Above two orange silk tassels and a similar ‘smoked leather’ border. The back with a very large orange silk tassel.
From the cuirass hangs a laced skirt in six-parts of five-piece kusazuri. Around the waist a moss green silk waistband (uwa’obi).

The haidate that protect the upper legs consists of laced black lacquer metal karuta-plates bordered by a similar brocade and ‘smoked leather’.

The tube-shaped suneate that protect the lower legs have vertical laced black lacquer metal pieces (do’suneate).

With a square black lacquered store-box for a suit-of armour (yoroi’bako). The front of the store-box decorated with the character mae 前 (“in front”) in gold. The Kanji "Mae" meaning "the first"; in other words: "I, who has priority above others".
In good condition with some light traces of age and wear, Please look at the photos for reference to its condition.

Height with box: approx.: 160 cm.

We include a wooden stand and an explanation how to put this armour on display.

Items are carefully packed and shipped quickly and insured.