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2. 2W BLACK LACQUERED ARMOUR
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2. 2W BLACK LACQUERED ARMOUR
See original version (French)
Estimate €8,000 - €10,000
Voluntary lot
Description
2. 2W BLACK LACQUERED ARMOUR
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th/19th century
The main components are laced in blue, comprising a russet-iron 16-plate suji bachi, the mabizashi fitted with printed leather and trimmed in copper, the helmet finished with a four-lame shikoro laced in green and white, the tops of the plates scalloped, the front of the bowl fitted with an impressive gold-lacquered maedate shaped like a large hornet; the menpō lacquered black with red lips and fitted with a five-plate solid-plate yodarekake laced in purple; the nimai hishinui dō fitted with seven sections of five-lame kusazari with scalloped upper edges; the chūsode with wavy upper edges and adorned with printed leather accented with orange lacing; odagote adorned with copper family crests on the tekkō; kawara haidate decorated with circular crests in gold lacquer; shino suneate; with an armour stand and one wooden storage box.
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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
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