Armor

A tachi do tosei gusoku armor

The helmet by Nagamichi, mid Edo Period, early 19th century

A good sixty-two plate russet-iron sujibachi kabuto signed Nagamichi, mounted with a six-stage mixed-metal tehen kanamono, the five-lame black-lacquered iron ko manju jikoro laced in dark-blue yosekake sugake odoshi and having pierced gilt-metal hollyhock leaves as fukigaeshi, on the front of the helmet is a large gilt-metal hollyhock-leaf maedate, the russet-iron menpo with black hair moustache and chin tuft fitted with a gold-lacquered itamono yodarekake, the nimai tachido of iron kiritsuke kozane with leather hon kozane kusazuri, a gattari and machi-uke on the back, the kosode of kiritsuke kozane, shino gote, hodohaidate and shino suneate, black-lacquered overall and laced in dark blue kebiki odoshi, with an armour box and a wood stand.

The armor box 35cm x 35cm x 52cm (13¾in x 13¾in x 20½in).

This is an Edo period kabuto. Patine is beautiful and has NKBKHK certification. 

An nice and complete Edo period kabuto with menpo. Patine is beautiful and the shape of the hachi is rare. This set is in very good condition overall.