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EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)
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A Do-Maru Suit of Armor
Edo period (18th-19th century)
The suit laced in green and white with scarlet trim at the lowest edges of the bottom lames and comprising a twenty-two plate russet-iron suji bachi mounted with gilt-metal shinodare pierce-carved with chrysanthemum scroll and standing rivets and a four-stage gilt-metal and shakudo tehen kanamomo with chrysanthemum scroll and chrysanthemum petals, the bowl fitted with a wide four-lame neck guard, the mabisashi and fukigaeshi covered with stenciled leather, the kuwagata-dai gilt-metal carved with chrysanthemum scroll, kuwagata and Buddhist ken maedate, helmet bowl decorated with animal hair; the facemask black lacquer with a moustache of applied animal fur, fitted with a three-lame throat guard; an additonal throat guard of two lames decorated with gilt metal chrysanthemum scroll hardware; the do constructed of leather scales lacquered black, the muna-ita covered with stenciled leather and mounted with gilt-metal fittings; sendan-no-ita and kyubi-no-ita decorated to match the do and o-sode; sleeves with solid plates on the forearms lacquered with family crests in gold; kozane haidate; tsutsu suneate; animal fur boots; saihai and fan; two storage boxes; no stand
Edo period (18th-19th century)
The suit laced in green and white with scarlet trim at the lowest edges of the bottom lames and comprising a twenty-two plate russet-iron suji bachi mounted with gilt-metal shinodare pierce-carved with chrysanthemum scroll and standing rivets and a four-stage gilt-metal and shakudo tehen kanamomo with chrysanthemum scroll and chrysanthemum petals, the bowl fitted with a wide four-lame neck guard, the mabisashi and fukigaeshi covered with stenciled leather, the kuwagata-dai gilt-metal carved with chrysanthemum scroll, kuwagata and Buddhist ken maedate, helmet bowl decorated with animal hair; the facemask black lacquer with a moustache of applied animal fur, fitted with a three-lame throat guard; an additonal throat guard of two lames decorated with gilt metal chrysanthemum scroll hardware; the do constructed of leather scales lacquered black, the muna-ita covered with stenciled leather and mounted with gilt-metal fittings; sendan-no-ita and kyubi-no-ita decorated to match the do and o-sode; sleeves with solid plates on the forearms lacquered with family crests in gold; kozane haidate; tsutsu suneate; animal fur boots; saihai and fan; two storage boxes; no stand