细节 A BLUE LACED OKEGAWA NIMAI-DO GUSOKU (ARMOR)EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), HELMET SIGNED NAGAMICHIHelmet [kabuto]: The helmet of a sixty-two-plate iron koboshi-bachi (helmet bowl with small standing rivets), with shibuichi, shakudo, gilt and copper six-tier hachimanza (decorative surround to the aperture at the crown), the shakudo kuwagata-dai (fixture for two gilt horns) pierced with chrysanthemum and support for the gilt maedate (fore-crest) of janome-mon (family crest of snake eye), wide mabisashi (brim) and fukigaeshi decorated with six shibuichi yahazu-mon (family crest of arrow), with shibuichi nawame (barleycorn twist edging); the bowl signed Nagamichi Neck guard [shikoro]: A two-tiers iron shitsuke-zane (laced plates simulating individual lamellae) manju-jikoro (rounded neck guard) Face mask [menpo]: The black lacquered iron ressei-men (fierced expression type face mask) with mustache, applied with two odayori no kugi (cord hooks) and a asenagashi-no-ana (drain) beneath the chin,, red lacquered interior, with three-tier lacquered iron yodare-kake (bib) Cuirass [do]: The lacquered iron yokohagi okegawa nimai-do with seven five-tier lacquered leather kusazuri (skirt), two hinged gyoyo (breast pendants) with matching family crests, applied with gold lacquer rims and shibuichi mounts Sleeves and shoulder guards [kote and sode]: The iron gaku-sode (shoulder guards) with inlaid silver bishamon kikko pattern with two-tier shitsuke-zane (laced-plates simulating individual lamellae), applied with shibuichi mounts, with hyotan-kote (sleeves with gourds) with iron kusari (chain) and matching family crests Thigh protector and lower leg guards [haidate and sune-ate]: The itazane haidate (thigh protector) with lacquer plates, the lacquered iron sanmai-zutsu sune-ate (lower leg guard), tateage in blue kikko (turtle shell) lacing with iron plates inside Accessories: A wood armor storage boxAccompanied by a certificate of registration as Juyo bunka shiryo (Important cultural material) no. 396 issued by the Nihon Katchu Bugu Kenkyu Hozon Kai (Japanese Armor Preservation Society), dated 1992.3.8 来源 Mori Family of Saiki Clan, Oita Prefecture, by repute 出版 Katchu bugu juyo bunka shiryo zuroku henshu iinkai, ed., Katchu bugu juyo bunka shiryo zuroku: dai yonshu (Armor as important cultural material: volume 4) (Tokyo: Nihon katchu bugu kenkyu hozon kai, 2004), ill. p. 23. 注意事项 Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.来源: