An armour (nimai-do gusoku) and a helmet (kabuto), Japan, the helmet Momoyama / Edo period, late 16th / early 17th century, the armour Edo period, 17th century

An armour (nimai-do gusoku) and a helmet (kabuto)

Japan, the helmet Momoyama / Edo period, late 16th / early 17th century, the armour Edo period, 17th century

Kabuto [helmet]:

The iron bowl surmounted in black and silver lacquer in the form of a elongated courtier’s cap, decorated in red lacquer with a hi no maru, black lacquer peak, small red lacquer turnbacks, four-tiered gold lacquer neck guard with spaced lacing in pale braid, red lacquer interior, gilt metal maedate [forecrest] in the form of a sun disc 

Mempo [face mask]:

The black lacquered iron hanbo [half mask] of typical form, three-tiered solid plate black lacquer throat protector (yodaregake) with close-spaced lacing in orange braid

Do [cuirass]:

The black lacquered cuirass hinged in two pieces, seven tassets of three-tiered kusazuri [skirt] with close-spaced lacing

Kote [sleeves]:

The sleeves applied overall in tightly linked chainmail weave, the gold lacquered iron tekko [guantlets] carved with stylised floral mon

Haidate, sune-ate [thigh protectors and shin guards]:

The black lacquered thigh protectors decorated in red lacquer with hi no maru, shino-suneate 

Height of the bowl 65.5 cm, 25 ¾ in.

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Armure (nimai-do gusoku) et casque (kabuto), Japon, le casque époque Momoyama / Edo, fin du XVIe / début du XVIIe siècle, l'armure époque Edo, XVIIe siècle