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Lot Essay
During the Kamakura period (1192-1333), the mounted high-ranking samurai warriors wore o-yoroi while the lighter armored foot soldiers wore either haramaki (a cuirass opening down the back) or domaru (opening on the right side). However with the coming of the Muromachi period (1333-1573) a sudden increase in warfare brought great changes. Much of the fighting was done on foot and the heavy o-yoroi became something of a liability so the lighter do-maru and haramaki of the footsoldier were upgraded to use by the high-ranking samurai warriors. The large o-sode (shoulder guards) were still worn but the helmets were lighter. A mixture of leather and iron lamellae reduced the weight of the do (cuirass)and the wide kusazuri (skirt) allowed freedom of movement for the legs.
There is a Momoyama period gusoku with a similar variegated lacing in the collection of Tokyo National Museum formerly in the Owari Tokugawa Family, image accessible online at https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/568689
Kodaiji lacquer is a generic term for a type of lacquerware made in Kyoto during the late Momoyama and early Edo periods. The word Kodaiji refers to the temple in Kyoto that was built in 1606 by Kitano Mandokoro Kodai-in, the widow of Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-1598). It houses a mausoleum devoted to the memory of her husband. The temple contains pieces of lacquer which were used by Hideyoshi in his lifetime. The pieces in the Kodaiji collection itself are all registered as Important Cultural Properties, reflecting the importance of Kodaiji lacquer in general. A set of lacquer wares in Kodaiji style with kyu-shichi kiri mon (crest of nine-seven paulownia) is in the collection of Inuyama Castle Hakutei Bunko Library, Aichi and a kugikakushi, or decorative cover for a nail head, of gilt bronze in the form of kyu-shichi kiri mon is in the collection of Hosomi Museum, Kyoto. Both works are believed to be made for the warlord and Regent (Kampaku) Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536 -1598).
There is a Momoyama period gusoku with a similar variegated lacing in the collection of Tokyo National Museum formerly in the Owari Tokugawa Family, image accessible online at https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/568689
Kodaiji lacquer is a generic term for a type of lacquerware made in Kyoto during the late Momoyama and early Edo periods. The word Kodaiji refers to the temple in Kyoto that was built in 1606 by Kitano Mandokoro Kodai-in, the widow of Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-1598). It houses a mausoleum devoted to the memory of her husband. The temple contains pieces of lacquer which were used by Hideyoshi in his lifetime. The pieces in the Kodaiji collection itself are all registered as Important Cultural Properties, reflecting the importance of Kodaiji lacquer in general. A set of lacquer wares in Kodaiji style with kyu-shichi kiri mon (crest of nine-seven paulownia) is in the collection of Inuyama Castle Hakutei Bunko Library, Aichi and a kugikakushi, or decorative cover for a nail head, of gilt bronze in the form of kyu-shichi kiri mon is in the collection of Hosomi Museum, Kyoto. Both works are believed to be made for the warlord and Regent (Kampaku) Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536 -1598).