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1. 1W BLACK LACQUERED ARMOUR
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1. 1W BLACK LACQUERED ARMOUR
See original version (French)
Estimate €6,500 - €9,000
Voluntary lot
Description
1. 1W BLACK LACQUERED ARMOUR
Japan, 20th century
Decorated in faded blue and red, comprising:
the eight-plate suji-bachi kabuto with two shinodare, finished with a gilt-metal five-stage tehen kanamono, the mabisashi and fukigaeshi adorned with printed leather and a metal floral family crest, fitted with a four-lame shikoro, the front of the helmet featuring a kuwagatadai pierced with chrysanthemums, supporting kuwagata and a floral crest-shaped metal maedate;
a ressei menpō, with a boar-bristle moustache and silver-lacquered teeth, fitted with a four-lame yodarekake;
a ni-mai yokohagi dō with a large gilt-lacquered five-petalled floral family crest, featuring printed fabric on the upper section and adorned with openwork metal chrysanthemum plaques, fitted with six sections of five-lame kusazuri;
nine-lame ō-sode, kusari kote with various floral crests on the hand plates, kawara haidate with floral family crests in relief, and tsutsu suneate; with one wooden storage box.
162 cm (63 3/4 in.) high; kabuto (bowl) 25 cm (9 3/4 in.); menpō 19 cm (7 1/2 in.) (2).
To be sold without reserve
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About the sale
Asian Decorative Art, including Japanese Weapons and Armour, from a European Collection
Auction location
Auction time
10/23/2026 at 12:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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