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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
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