Jeff Olson
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Lot 1033
An armor with a russet-iron do The helmet by Nagayoshi, Edo period (18th century)
Amended
8 October 2013, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$25,000 inc. premium
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An armor with a russet-iron do
The helmet by Nagayoshi, Edo period (18th century)
The component parts lacquered black and laced in navy with colored highlights and comprising a thirty-six plate hoshi kabuto with a large three-stage gilt and shakudo tehen kanamono, the mabizashi and fukigaeshi applied with stenciled doeskin, silk cord and trimmed in gilt-copper fukurin, the maedate holder gilt-copper nanako and carved with the inscription hachiman dai bosatsu, the bowl signed on the interior Oyama Mei Saidai ten Minamoto Nagayoshi and kao and dated Tenpo juichinen kanoe ne sai nigatsu (no) hi, fitted with a three-lame solid plate shikoro, the russet-iron menpo forged with standing flanges on the cheeks, applied with a stiff boar bristle mustache and a simple one-lame yodarekake covered in stenciled doeskin, the cuirass a russet-iron go-mai tatehagi do decorated with a coiling dragon in clouds carved in katakiribori and highlighted in silver and gold, the side plates carved with waves in a similar technique, seven section of five-lame kusazuri, chusode, Etchu gote, hinged plate haidate, tsubo tsuneate, one armor box, no armor stand
The component parts lacquered black and laced in navy with colored highlights and comprising a thirty-six plate hoshi kabuto with a large three-stage gilt and shakudo tehen kanamono, the mabizashi and fukigaeshi applied with stenciled doeskin, silk cord and trimmed in gilt-copper fukurin, the maedate holder gilt-copper nanako and carved with the inscription hachiman dai bosatsu, the bowl signed on the interior Oyama Mei Saidai ten Minamoto Nagayoshi and kao and dated Tenpo juichinen kanoe ne sai nigatsu (no) hi, fitted with a three-lame solid plate shikoro, the russet-iron menpo forged with standing flanges on the cheeks, applied with a stiff boar bristle mustache and a simple one-lame yodarekake covered in stenciled doeskin, the cuirass a russet-iron go-mai tatehagi do decorated with a coiling dragon in clouds carved in katakiribori and highlighted in silver and gold, the side plates carved with waves in a similar technique, seven section of five-lame kusazuri, chusode, Etchu gote, hinged plate haidate, tsubo tsuneate, one armor box, no armor stand
Saleroom notices
Please note that the estimate printed in the catalog is incorrect. The estimate should read $25,000-35,000 which is published on the website.