Jeff Olson
Director
Lot 1034
A russet iron armor
Amended
8 October 2013, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$8,750 inc. premium
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A russet iron armor
Laced in blue and comprising a russet momonari kabuto with deer antler wakidate and fitted with a five-lame shikoro, the lowest lame lacquered in black and gold simulating pebbled leather, repeated on all components of the armor, the fukigaeshi with gilt-copper rope fukurin lacquered with paulownia leaves, black and gold lacquer oni maedate with a shock of red horse hair, the mask a russet sarubo with a three-lame yodarekake, the cuirass a yokohagi okegawa do with shakudo covers on the rivets, the edges trimmed in gilt rope fukurin, with six sections of four-lame kusazuri, fabric covered leather scale haidate, odagote on chain mail, the tekko decorated with a shakudo and gilt nanako family crest, shino suneate, with a manjuwa, with two wood armor boxes, no stand
Saleroom notices
Please note the date line for this lot should read Edo period (19th century).