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Kamimura Gallery
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A complete suit of armor
The suit laced all with matching indigo blue cords.
32 iron plates Suji bachi (Sujikabuto) lacquered brownish black.and mounted with a four-lame neck guard. Narrow iron plates were riveted each other and formed into a bolw.@Kuwagata Maedate brass decoration for helmet, center piece missing.
Brownish black lacquered iron Hanpo face mask fitted with a four lame throat guard.
Brownish black lacquered iron shoulder guard
Brownish black lacquered iron Yoko-Itazane Dou for torso guard with seven sections fitted with six lame tassets. Shoulder section of the Dou designed like pine tree skin finish. Animal (fox?) hair were added on the bottom of tassets.
Iron chain mail and splint sleeves
Thigh and knee guard Haidate with iron chain mail.
Suneate foot guards with some iron.
Wood weaved storage box with similar to the Hidari-Mitsuchoji family crest in gold on two sides.

Edo period.

Price: U.S.$6,300.
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