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A tatami gusoku [folding armour] — Edo period, 18th century

A tatami gusoku [folding armour]

Edo period, 18th century

This tatami gusoku (folding armor) from the Edo period's 18th century features a collapsible iron cuirass with repoussé decoration of peonies and mythical creatures. The intricate construction includes chainmail weave, leather lacing, and multi-tiered iron skirt plates in a masterwork of defensive metalwork.

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The collapsible iron do [cuirass] with a chained panel hammered in uchidashi [repoussé] with a peony flower beside a pair of karashishi, furter panels in the form of kikko [turtle shell] plates linked with chainmail weave and leather lacing, seven tassets of five-tiered kusazuri [skirt] with spaced lacing in dark blue braid
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Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour

May 3, 2023

Estimate: $10,000 – $15,000

Lot 42

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A tatami gusoku [folding armour], Edo period, 18th century

This tatami gusoku (folding armor) from the Edo period's 18th century features a collapsible iron cuirass with repoussé decoration of peonies and mythical creatures. The intricate construction includes chainmail weave, leather lacing, and multi-tiered iron skirt plates in a masterwork of defensive metalwork.

Medium
The collapsible iron do [cuirass] with a chained panel hammered in uchidashi [repoussé] with a peony flower beside a pair of karashishi, furter panels in the form of kikko [turtle shell] plates linked with chainmail weave and leather lacing, seven tassets of five-tiered kusazuri [skirt] with spaced lacing in dark blue braid
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Blue, Japanese, Metalwork, Decorative Arts, Armor, Historical, Edo Period, Ornamental, Folding, Iron