Complete Samurai Armor - Edo Period (1603 - 1868).

JAPAN - Edo period (1603 - 1868) Complete samurai armor. Shibashi kabuto with twenty iron plates. Neck cover, shikoro, with three degrees in lacquered iron and blue silk. The crest, maedate, diamond-shaped in gilded wood marked with an ideogram. Iron mempo on very marked nose and chin. The removable nose, the boar hair mustache, the pierced nostrils and the visible teeth. Two sweat spots under the chin. The gorget, yodare-kake, with three degrees in brown lacquered metal and blue silk. Large shoulder pads, sode, in lacquered metal, leather and blue and white silk, at six degrees. Breastplate in riveted iron strips, leather and white and blue silk. The lower part lacquered red and struck with Toyotomi Hideyoshi's golden mon. Arm protections, kote, chain mail and iron plates. Skirt, kusazuri, and shorts, haidate, in black lacquered metal and blue silk. Leggings, suneate, made of iron plates, chain mail and blue and orange silk. Good general condition, slight traces of oxidation. Additional photos and details upon request. Sold with its transport case, gusoku bitsu, and its presentation support. Dimensions of the armor when seated: 136 x 46 x 49 cm Notes: In Japan, the samurai are commemorated every year, many people and temples often keep such armor for generations. And for the most passionate, this armor can, of course, be worn. Very decorative object.