Lot 112
Miniature Suit of Samurai Armour, Edo Period, Circa 1850
Lot 112 Details
Miniature Suit of Samurai Armour, Edo Period, Circa 1850
Exhibited on Boys’ Day, with a copper, paper and silk tasseled kabuto (helmet) mounted with a large dragon maedate and kuwagata dai, wood face make with mustache, copper do (cuirass) with moulded floral designs and two attached kusazuri (tassets) of woven fabric with design of peonies and vine, three-part haidate (thigh guard) and black-lacquered suneate. Wood storage box
height 17.3" — 44 cm.
Estimate $300-$400