Lot Essay
The type of helmet Koshozan is a name of a mountain written in Chinese characters wither "high" or "rear" victory mountain.
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BLUE-LACED TOSEI GUSOKU
Black lacquered Koshozan suji-bachi helmet of twenty-four plates, the crest (maedate) of kuwagata enclosing two circles, neck guards (Hineno jikoro) of kirktsuke kozane laced dark blue kebiki odoshi; mempo black lacquered iron Nara style with moustache with kiritsuke kozane throat guards kebiki odoshi; two-piece (ni-mai) tachi cuirass (do) of kiritsuke kozane with matching hip guards (kusazuri) kebiki odoshi; medium shoulder guards (chu-sode) kiritsuke kozane sugake odoshi; armoured sleeves (kote) of Oda type black lacquered iron; ikada thigh protectors (haidate) black lacqured iron; and shinguards (suneate) of Shino type, black lacquered iron, early/mid Edo period (late 17th century)
Black lacquered Koshozan suji-bachi helmet of twenty-four plates, the crest (maedate) of kuwagata enclosing two circles, neck guards (Hineno jikoro) of kirktsuke kozane laced dark blue kebiki odoshi; mempo black lacquered iron Nara style with moustache with kiritsuke kozane throat guards kebiki odoshi; two-piece (ni-mai) tachi cuirass (do) of kiritsuke kozane with matching hip guards (kusazuri) kebiki odoshi; medium shoulder guards (chu-sode) kiritsuke kozane sugake odoshi; armoured sleeves (kote) of Oda type black lacquered iron; ikada thigh protectors (haidate) black lacqured iron; and shinguards (suneate) of Shino type, black lacquered iron, early/mid Edo period (late 17th century)
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