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3. 3W RED LACQUERED ARMOUR
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3. 3W RED LACQUERED ARMOUR
See original version (French)
Estimate €8,000 - €10,000
Voluntary lot
Description
3. 3W RED LACQUERED ARMOUR
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century
Laced in blue with white highlights, comprising a zunari kabuto (head-shaped helmet) with a five-lame solid-plate Hineno-jikoro, the front of the bowl adorned with gilt-brass antler-shaped kuwagata and a circular pierced maedate featuring stylised flames, the fukigaeshi adorned with gilt-brass crests of crossed hawk feathers; the menpō featuring a stiff bristle moustache and a five-plate yodarekake; the ni-mai yokehagi okegawa dō with standing rivets and decorative rings, fitted with seven sections of five-plate kusazari; the chū-sode comprising seven panels and the kote featuring small plates on the upper arms and hinged plates on the forearms linked by chain mail; with Etchū haidate and shino suneate; with one storage box.
170 cm (66 7/8 in.) high (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
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