Armor in gold lacquer laced in dark blue Japan Edo End of 17th

An important armor in gold lacquer laced in dark blue. The front adorned with a gold maedate. Koshozan-shaped helmet (suji-bachi) in black-lacquered iron made of 62 plates. A gilt Maedate-Kake of a buddhist instrument (Vajra) and a gilt Ken-shaped Maedate. Half black lacquer inro mask (Menpo) and detachable nose above a hair moustache. The yokohagi-dô style cuirass is, along with the sode, the kusazuri, the shikoro and the yodarekake, in gold and black-laquered iron and laced in dark blue. 7 Kusazuri. Saihai (commander’s baton). Height : 155 cm. Japan Edo (1603-1868) end of 17th, early 18th century. Provenance : An important french private collection.