Composite Dangaye Do Tosei Gusoku. Edo Period, 18th century.Sixty-two-plate ko boshi bachi Momoyama
Composite Dangaye Do Tosei Gusoku. Edo Period, 18th century.Sixty-two-plate ko boshi bachi Momoyama period kabuto with a tosei mabisashi deeply embossed with eyebrows black lacquered, to the front a fore crest in the form of a shogi-no-koma piece from a board game. A hineno shikoro of iron kiritsuke kozane gold lacquered, the lower plate deeply curved over the shoulders. The mask of russet iron in Nara style with hair moustache and chin tuft. A ni mai dangaye do, the upper section of brown lacquered iyozane the lower of gold lacquered kiritsuke kozane, the kusazuri matching. Kosode of kiritsuke kozane, russet lacquered oda gote, ikada haidate and shino suneate matching. Laced overall in dark blue with the yurugi ito in mauve. The armour is accompanied by a receipt for an armour by Myochin Munenobu for 35 gold coins. -- source link
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