Lot 169

JAPANESE SUIT OF ARMOUR
19TH CENTURY

Auction: 29 June 2011 at 12:00 BST
£2,000
Description
consisting of a kaputo (helmet) with gilt lacquer maedate, shikoro (neck armour), soft collar neckpiece, and separate face guard, the dou breast plate and back plate of black enamel panels with flag brackets, kuzazuri (hip guards), sode (shoulder guards) and haidate (thigh guards) of segmented lames with silk cording, and blue patterned silk linings
