EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
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An Okegawa Tosei Gusoku [Solid Plate Armour]
Edo Period (18th Century)
The thirty-two plate hoshi bachi [bowl with standing rivets] helmet with za boshi [rivets with chrysanthemum washers at the base] in Kaga style, six stage gilded copper tehen kanamono, black lacquered ichi manju itamono jikoro [solid plate rounded neckguard, the top plate of which is curved], russet iron Nara mask with a hair moustache, russet iron okegawa yokohagi do decorated with dragonflies in gold nunome, muna ita black lacquered with gold lacquer mon, kusazuri of leather itamono, black lacquered itamono chu sode, modern lacing, black lacquered iron shino gote with gold lacquered mon on the tekko, black lacquered iron kawara haidate, plates detached, a good pair of black lacquered iron bishamon suneate associated and a pair of printed leather socks, with an armour box
Edo Period (18th Century)
The thirty-two plate hoshi bachi [bowl with standing rivets] helmet with za boshi [rivets with chrysanthemum washers at the base] in Kaga style, six stage gilded copper tehen kanamono, black lacquered ichi manju itamono jikoro [solid plate rounded neckguard, the top plate of which is curved], russet iron Nara mask with a hair moustache, russet iron okegawa yokohagi do decorated with dragonflies in gold nunome, muna ita black lacquered with gold lacquer mon, kusazuri of leather itamono, black lacquered itamono chu sode, modern lacing, black lacquered iron shino gote with gold lacquered mon on the tekko, black lacquered iron kawara haidate, plates detached, a good pair of black lacquered iron bishamon suneate associated and a pair of printed leather socks, with an armour box