The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
Online Auction: 25 October–2 November 2021 • 2:00 PM GMT • London

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The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour 25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 • 2:00 PM GMT • London

S amurai: Japanese Arms and Armour offers an exemplary selection of works associated with the Japanese warrior class. Including property from distinguished private collections, the auction showcases helmets and armour of varying type and style from the 16th century onwards, and explores the perfection of form, technique and expression culminating in the Japanese sword.

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A momonari kabuto [peach shaped helmet] | The helmet bowl Momoyama -Edo period, late 16th - early 17th century
A momonari kabuto [peach shaped helmet] | The helmet bowl Momoyama -Edo period, late 16th - early 17th century
Estimation : 12 000 – 15 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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An iroiro-odoshi nimai-do gusoku [armour with variegated lacing] | The helmet signed by Myochin Nobuie (circa 1504-54) | Edo period, 16th century
An iroiro-odoshi nimai-do gusoku [armour with variegated lacing] | The helmet signed by Myochin Nobuie (circa 1504-54) | Edo period, 16th century
Estimation : 100 000 – 150 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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A hoshi-bachi [helmet with standing rivets] and mempo [face mask] | Edo period, 17th century
A hoshi-bachi [helmet with standing rivets] and mempo [face mask] | Edo period, 17th century
Estimation : 25 000 – 30 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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25
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A honkozane munatori do-maru gusoku [armour] | The mempo signed moto Munesuke shinzu Myochin Munetaka (Myochin Munetaka, based on a design by Munesuke) | Edo period, 18th century
A honkozane munatori do-maru gusoku [armour] | The mempo signed moto Munesuke shinzu Myochin Munetaka (Myochin Munetaka, based on a design by Munesuke) | Edo period, 18th century
Estimation : 120 000 – 150 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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20
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A Mori okegawa nimai-do gusoku [armour] | The helmet signed Joshu-ju Saotome Ietada (Saotome Ietada, a resident of Hitachi Province) | Edo period, late 17th century
A Mori okegawa nimai-do gusoku [armour] | The helmet signed Joshu-ju Saotome Ietada (Saotome Ietada, a resident of Hitachi Province) | Edo period, late 17th century
Estimation : 80 000 – 100 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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A fine somen [full face mask] Signed Myochin Munesada Edo period, 19th century
A fine somen [full face mask] Signed Myochin Munesada Edo period, 19th century
Estimation : 10 000 – 15 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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42
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A fine tanto | Edo - Meiji period, 19th century
A fine tanto | Edo - Meiji period, 19th century
Estimation : 15 000 – 20 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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14
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A nanban-do gusoku [armour] | The kabuto signed Saotome | Momoyama - Edo period, late 16th - early 17th century
A nanban-do gusoku [armour] | The kabuto signed Saotome | Momoyama - Edo period, late 16th - early 17th century
Estimation : 50 000 – 80 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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56
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A Ko-Ichimonji tachi | Kamakura period, 13th century
A Ko-Ichimonji tachi | Kamakura period, 13th century
Estimation : 70 000 – 100 000 GBP
Estimation : 70 000 – 100 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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A rare lacquer box | Signed Tamura Hisahide | Edo period, 19th century
A rare lacquer box | Signed Tamura Hisahide | Edo period, 19th century
Estimation : 8 000 – 10 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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Exhibition Times

October 3012:00 PM - 5:00 PM BST
October 3112:00 PM - 5:00 PM GMT
November 19:00 AM - 4:30 PM GMT
November 29:00 AM - 12:00 PM GMT
A fine umiari suikan-gura [riding saddle with double register pommel]
Signed Ise Suruga no kami Sadamasa saku (made by Ise Suruga no kami Sadamasa) and with kao
Muromachi period, dated Kanoto hitsuji sangatsu hi (a day in March 1451)

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Armour from an Important Private European Collection
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A nimai-do gusoku [armour] | Momoyama - Edo period, late 16th - early 17th century
A nimai-do gusoku [armour] | Momoyama - Edo period, late 16th - early 17th century
Estimation : 30 000 – 50 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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16
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A nimai-do gusoku [armour] | Edo period, 17th - 18th century
A nimai-do gusoku [armour] | Edo period, 17th - 18th century
Estimation : 35 000 – 40 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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A nimai-do gusoku [armour] | Edo period, 17th-18th century
A nimai-do gusoku [armour] | Edo period, 17th-18th century
Estimation : 35 000 – 40 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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18
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A fine honkozane tachi-do gusoku [true lamellae armour with two-plate cuirass] | Edo period, 17th century
A fine honkozane tachi-do gusoku [true lamellae armour with two-plate cuirass] | Edo period, 17th century
Estimation : 35 000 – 40 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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A nanban-do gusoku [armour] | The helmet signed Saotome Ienari | Edo period, 17th century
A nanban-do gusoku [armour] | The helmet signed Saotome Ienari | Edo period, 17th century
Estimation : 30 000 – 50 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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Fine Swords and Mounts from Private Collections
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A katana | Signed Tenmangu ni oite rokujunichi kyoku seishin kitae Yukihira kore o tsukru (made by Yukihira and forged to the most extreme purity for sixty days in Tenmangu) | Edo period, dated Genroku go mizunoe-saru nigatsu saijobi (an auspicious day in February 1692)
A katana | Signed Tenmangu ni oite rokujunichi kyoku seishin kitae Yukihira kore o tsukru (made by Yukihira and forged to the most extreme purity for sixty days in Tenmangu) | Edo period, dated Genroku go mizunoe-saru nigatsu saijobi (an auspicious day in February 1692)
Estimation : 25 000 – 30 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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50
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A katana | Signed Naminohira Sadayasu saku (made by Naminohira Sadayasu) | Edo period, dated Tenbun ninen hachigatsu hi (a day in August, 1534)
A katana | Signed Naminohira Sadayasu saku (made by Naminohira Sadayasu) | Edo period, dated Tenbun ninen hachigatsu hi (a day in August, 1534)
Estimation : 25 000 – 30 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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56
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A Ko-Ichimonji tachi | Kamakura period, 13th century
A Ko-Ichimonji tachi | Kamakura period, 13th century
Estimation : 70 000 – 100 000 GBP
Estimation : 70 000 – 100 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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47
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An Uda School tanto | Attributed to Uda Kuniyoshi and with kinzogan [gold inlay] inscription | Unotsu Muromachi period, circa 1430, the koshirae 19th century
An Uda School tanto | Attributed to Uda Kuniyoshi and with kinzogan [gold inlay] inscription | Unotsu Muromachi period, circa 1430, the koshirae 19th century
Estimation : 10 000 – 15 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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42
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A fine tanto | Edo - Meiji period, 19th century
A fine tanto | Edo - Meiji period, 19th century
Estimation : 15 000 – 20 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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43
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An aikuchi tanto with ebi-kizami koshirae [sword mount in the form of a crayfish] | Signed Iwato Minamoto Kiyotaka | Edo period, 19th century
An aikuchi tanto with ebi-kizami koshirae [sword mount in the form of a crayfish] | Signed Iwato Minamoto Kiyotaka | Edo period, 19th century
Estimation : 5 000 – 8 000 GBP
Estimation : 5 000 – 8 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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54
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A magnificent daisho koshirae | The daisho fuchi signed Kimura Kyuichiro shitaji, Yokoya Nobusada horu (the foundation work by Kimura Kyuichiro, engraved by Yokoya Nobusada); the kozuka and kogai of the sho signed Goto Mitsunobu and with kao | Edo period, 18th century
A magnificent daisho koshirae | The daisho fuchi signed Kimura Kyuichiro shitaji, Yokoya Nobusada horu (the foundation work by Kimura Kyuichiro, engraved by Yokoya Nobusada); the kozuka and kogai of the sho signed Goto Mitsunobu and with kao | Edo period, 18th century
Estimation : 150 000 – 180 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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52
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A Mino style katana | Signed Chikugo no kami Fujiwara Kanenori | Edo period, 17th century
A Mino style katana | Signed Chikugo no kami Fujiwara Kanenori | Edo period, 17th century
Estimation : 30 000 – 40 000 GBP
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
25 octobre–2 novembre 2021 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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