Beschreibung:

A Japanese suit of armour with brown lacquered kabuto of thirty-two plates, applied with gilt-bronze mon and central studded plaque pierced with scrolling foliage, plain brown lacquer hambo , the body armour consisting of brown lacquered leather sectional sode, kote and do , the kote with chain mail, the do with leather tassles, similar brown lacquered leather sectional skirt and shin guards laced together with woven blue silk cord and lined with patterned blue silk fabric, all mounted on a life-size lacquered wooden model of a warrior holding a wakizashi with silk bound shagreen hilt, gilt iron tsuba and black lacquer scabbard -- 67in. (170.2cm) high overall, (extensive lacquer loss, silk perished, old wear). See Illustration