A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords

A Partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords

Reference: ART200595

A partly gilded suit-of-armour with indigo and light green cords and a two-piece cuirass (kon moegi’ito okegawa nimaidō tōsei gusoku). A plain six plate sujibachikabuto-helmet, its gilded fukikaeshi and its brim (mabisashi) show a wrinkled fūmon-pattern. The helmet has in front an almost round gilded metal crest with an upside down heart-shaped cut-out as maedate.Three neck-guards (shikoro), the lower one decorated with a dark red lacquered irregular koko-pattern. A facial mask covers the jaws and chin (sarubō), the lower part of the three-piece gorget (nodowa) is also dark red lacquered. Seven-piece sode with light green cords protect the shoulders. The arm-guards are covered with Japanese mail (gusarigote). The two-piece bucket shaped cuirass has in front an embossed cloud (okegawadō rurisaidô), and is decorated with a gilded fūmon-pattern and dark red koko-pattern lacquered borders. The cuirass shows in front above a small crest with two commas (migifutatsudomoe mon) and has at the back hooks to support a banner or flag. The six kusazuri consist of Japanese mail over dark fabric and the cuisses (haidate) of dark red-brown lacquered metal oak leaf-shaped plates laced with blue cords. The lower legs are protected with greaves with black lacquered vertical metal strips (shinosuneate). With a plain waistband. In a portable store-box decorated with a gilded Japanese apricot flower crest (kagaumebachi mon).