JAPANESE SUIT OF ARMOR TWO PLATE STANDING CUIRASS,Edo period (18th - 19th century). Sixteen plate, black lacquered bowl fitted with a four-stage gilt-copper tehen kanamono (ornamental ring on top of the bowl), and kasa jirushi no kon (ring on back of the bowl), five lame solid-plate neck guard, fukikaeshi (turnbacks) with family mon (crest), lames and ridges separating iron plates are gold lacquered trim; the iron menpo (face mask) lacquered russet and with mustache, chin tuft, and gilt teeth, with gilt lacquered, four lame iron plates, with removable nose; the armor, matching lacquer ni-mai-tachi-do (two plate cuirass), with center top of front trimmed with three gilt trimmed, iron lames, six section matching tassets, a bracket on back of the cuirass for a clan flag, decorated with stylized dragon motif; the oda gote (sleeves with iron plates) are lacquered, with iron mail; the iyo haidate (thigh guards) and shino suneate (split shin guards) are matching black lacquer iron plate; six lame chu-sode (shoulder guards) are matching macquered iron plate, bottom lame again trimmed in stylized lacquer dragons. - 13 3/4 in. front to back; 9 1/2 in. high; 31 in.; 26 in.; 11 3/4 in.; 9 in. Estimate $2,500-3,000
One inch piece of lacquer missing from one plate on kabuto (helmet). Overall condition of complete armor suit is good.
