JAPAN - EDO PERIOD (17° - 19° CENTURY) impressive... Lot 966

JAPAN - EDO PERIOD (17° - 19° CENTURY) impressive "O-yoroi": a complete Japanese samurai armor worn by the higher-ranking samurai on horseback, consisting of a chest armor ("Do") of the "Do-maru Gusoku" type. The helmet is a "34-ken Fukurinsuji kabuto" consisting of a "hachi" composed of several wavy "hagi-no-ita" plates with a gilded crescent moon as the front decoration ("maedaite"). The side decoration ("Wakidate") consists of two buffalo horns. The face mask is of the "Mempo" type and features a mustache in black lacquered metal. The armor has matching sleeves ("Koto's") of the Tsutsu type and shoulder pads with lacing ("O-sode's") of the "Shoji naita" type. The underskirt or thigh guards ("Haidaite") and shin guards ("Suneate's") are of the "Otateage" typical with original chest and framed explanatory text in Japanese || antique Japanese Edo period samurai armor worn by the higher-ranking samurai on horseback, consisting of a chest armor ("Do") of the "Do-maru Gusoku" type. The helmet is a "34-ken Fukurinsuji kabuto" consisting of a "hachi" composed of several wavy "hagi-no-ita" plates with a gilded crescent as front decoration ("maedaite"). The side decoration ("Wakidate") consists of two buffalo horns. The face mask is of the "Mempo" type and is in black lacquered metal with a moustache. The armor has matching sleeves ("Koto's") of the Tsutsu typical and shoulder protectors with lacing ("O-sode's") of the "Shoji naita" type. The underskirt or thigh guards ("Haidaite") and the shin guards ("Suneate's") are of the "Otateage" typical with original box and framed explanatory text in Japanese