A FINE SUIT OF ARMOR

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A FINE SUIT OF ARMOR
THE HELMET BEARIING THE DATE TENMON HACHINEN (1539), THE SUIT MOUNTED IN THE 19TH CENTURY, THE HELMET SIGNED MYOCHIN NOBUIE

The kabuto with a thirty-two plate russet iron sujibachi fitted with gilt fukurin, igaki, shihojiro and shinodare, the mabisashi with engraved fukurin, the fukugaeshi bearing gilt Honda aoimon, the oharaidate and kuwagata-dai of gilt nanako, the former bearing a small Buddhist wheel (rimbo) and fitted with a gilt wood ryugashira, the latter fitted with kuwagata formed as aoi leaves, the shikoro of three lames lacquered brown and laced in kebiki style, the bowl signed and with a Buddhist invocation accompanying the date; and with brown lacquered mempo and yodarekake, shino-gote with gilt Honda aoimon on the tekko, o-tate-age suneate, uwa-obi, leather gloves and tabi, also horo, genital protector, saihai and war fan, in armor box bearing gilt Honda aoimon