An impressive Japanese samurai armor, Edo period, first half 18th C.

H.: 144,5 cm (seated, as displayed)

Provenance: A private Belgian collection.

Helmet:
Myochin 34-plate Tetsusabi suji kabuto. A large iron Shinodare adorns the front plate, complemented by a five-stage iron Tehen kanamono. The Fukigaeshi are decorated with printed leather and Jo-Mon of the Kanako family. The Maedate features a prominent Kaneko family crest "Mutsu Chô-ji guruma," a variant of the Taka-Tsukare family Mon. The Manjû Shikoro consists of five lacquered lames in Kiritsuke Kozane, kebiki-laced in blue with Uname and white Hishinui.

Menpo:
A lacquered iron Reisei Nara style, finely crafted with Kuchishige and Agohige (imperial moustache). The menpo has a detachable nose and gilded teeth. It includes four kiritsuke kozane Yodarekake lames, with matching blue lacing across the armor.

Do:
The Do is a lacquered iron Ni-mai Tatehage with a Hatomune form. Two large gilded Jo-Mon crests of the Ishikawa family of Iwamura adorn the Munaita, representing the To-Do of Hisai Daimyô family founder Taka-tora (1556/1630), a general under Nobunaga and Hideyoshi. Additionally, 34 small "Byo Mons" embellish the Do. The back includes a bracket and pad (Uke-Zutsu) for a Sashimono. Ko-bire in Kiritsuke kozane are hinged to the Watagami, along with the brigandine Eri-Mawashi (armor collar). The Kusazuri consists of seven Gessan sections (three in the front, four in the back), each with five-stage lacquered leather Kiritsuke kozane. Each of the last plates is decorated with two Shidome in the shape of inome (boar's eyes). Matching iron six-lame Ko-sode, lacquered Shino gote with gilded Mon on the Tekko, and Ikeda Haidate in matching light green silk brocade. The set is completed with high-quality black lacquered Bishamon Suneate.

All parts are housed in an "Yoroibitsu" armor box and presented on an adjustable stand.