JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART 23 march 2022

PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
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A FINE ARMOR WITH A NUINOBU CUIRASS
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
The matching components lacquered black and laced in blue with
purple and white highlights, comprising a russet-iron 62-plate suji
kabuto, finished with a four-stage gilt-metal tehen kanamono engraved
with scrolling vines, the mabizashi with a gilt-copper fukurin and gilt
kuwagata and maedate formed as a rhombus within a circle, the
bowl fitted with a three-lame solid shikoro, the top edge of each lame
scalloped, finishing in long fukigaeshi applied with printed leather and
gilt-brass matsukawabishi crests; the menpo lacquered russet brown
and fitted with a three-lame yodarekake; the nuinobe do laced in
sugake style, applied with gilt-metal saihai no kan and tenugui no kan,
the edges of the cuirass trimmed in gilt-metal fukurin, fitted with seven
sections of five-lame kusazari with scalloped upper edges, and with
solid-plate hinged wakibiki; sode with applied leather trim; tsutsu-gote;
Etchu haidate; with two wood storage boxes; no armor stand
$25,000 - 35,000
140 | BONHAMS