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A honkozane do-maru gusoku [armour] — Edo period, 18th century

A honkozane do-maru gusoku [armour]

Edo period, 18th century

A black lacquer iron bowl helmet with raised ridges and copper-gilt ornamental fittings from the Edo period, 18th century. The piece features stenciled Dutch leather decoration, aoi mon crests, and a three-tiered neck guard with blue and pale blue lacing, complemented by lacquered wood maedate of a silver fox.

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The twenty-two plate black lacquer iron bowl with raised ridges, five-stage copper-gilt tehen kanamono, the mabisashi [peak] with stenciled Dutch leather, the fukigaeshi [turnbacks] similarly decorated and applied with aoi mon [leaves of wild ginger crests], the three-tiered black lacquer shikoro [neck guard] in kebiki odoshi [close-spaced lacing] in dark blue and pale blue braid, lacquered wood maedate of a silver fox, red lacquer detail, fitted wood storage box with inscription
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour

May 3, 2023

Estimate: $25,000 – $30,000

Lot 44

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A honkozane do-maru gusoku [armour], Edo period, 18th century

A black lacquer iron bowl helmet with raised ridges and copper-gilt ornamental fittings from the Edo period, 18th century. The piece features stenciled Dutch leather decoration, aoi mon crests, and a three-tiered neck guard with blue and pale blue lacing, complemented by lacquered wood maedate of a silver fox.

Medium
The twenty-two plate black lacquer iron bowl with raised ridges, five-stage copper-gilt tehen kanamono, the mabisashi [peak] with stenciled Dutch leather, the fukigaeshi [turnbacks] similarly decorated and applied with aoi mon [leaves of wild ginger crests], the three-tiered black lacquer shikoro [neck guard] in kebiki odoshi [close-spaced lacing] in dark blue and pale blue braid, lacquered wood maedate of a silver fox, red lacquer detail, fitted wood storage box with inscription
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Metalwork, Decorative Arts, Black Lacquer, Helmet, Edo Period, Iron, Japanese Armor, 18th Century, Copper-Gilt