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20. 20W BROWN-LACQUERED IRON ARMOUR
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20. 20W BROWN-LACQUERED IRON ARMOUR
See original version (French)
Estimate €7,000 - €10,000
Voluntary lot
Description
20. 20W BROWN-LACQUERED IRON ARMOUR
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century
The brown-lacquered iron armour, laced in blue with beige and green highlights, comprising:
a kōshōzan-shaped 32-plate russet-iron suji-bachi kabuto, finished with a four-stage copper tehen kanamono, fitted with brown-lacquered fukigaeshi and a five-lame shikoro, embellished with a gold-lacquered wooden gunbai-shaped maedate bearing a floral family crest;
the brown-lacquered menpō (red-lacquered on the inside), fitted with a four-lame yodarekake;
the okegawa ni-mai dō, fitted with seven sections comprising five-lame kusazuri, six-lame chū-sode, kusari kote, Etchū haidate, and shino suneate; with one wooden storage box.
161 cm (63 3/8 in.) high; kabuto (bowl) 26.5 cm (10 3/8 in.); menpō 17.5 cm (6 7/8 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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