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Item Location SAMURAI STORE Tokyo

Item# DJ04
Antique suit of armor mid Edo period w/ Tokubetsu Kichō Shiryō Certificate

A stunning antique armor on display at SAMURAI STORE TOKYO 

Antique Samurai Armor – Mid Edo period

Japan Armor Society Tokubetsu Kichō Certified

The Third-Highest Certification Awarded by the Japanese Armor Research & Preservation Society

This mid-Edo-period suit of samurai armor combines a restrained black finish with a striking gold-leafed helmet crest. Its formal designation is Nerikawa Kuro Shiwagawa-zutsumi Iyozane Marudō Gusoku, describing its hardened-leather construction, black textured-leather covering, and Iyozane-style cuirass.

A distinctive feature is the extensive use of nerikawa, a traditional material made by compacting and hardening rawhide. Used here for the helmet bowl and many of the protective components, it demonstrates an approach to armor construction that extends beyond the more familiar use of iron plates.

The 24-splice helmet has a hardened-leather bowl covered in black textured leather, with an iron visor and lower band. Its four-tiered decorative crown fitting complements a wooden, gold-leafed kaigara no iki crest, whose sweeping silhouette forms the visual focal point of the suit. A four-tier neck guard and small turned-back side pieces complete the helmet.

The fierce-expression face mask is also made from hardened leather, with a red-lacquered interior and applied hair. Below it, the rounded cuirass is formed from Iyozane-style elements with black lacing. Six-tier shoulder guards and seven sections of five-tier skirt defenses continue the coordinated construction. Bear fur trims the lower edges of the skirt defenses and thigh guards.

The arm defenses combine hardened-leather splints with chain mail, while the shin guards use seven iron splints linked by mail. Purple cross-lacing and decorative metal fittings provide subtle accents against the predominantly black surfaces.

The ensemble includes a wooden armor chest and a saihai, a commander’s baton with gold-paper streamers and a black-lacquered iron handle.

Examined by the Japan Armor and Weapons Research and Preservation Society, this armor has been certified as Tokubetsu Kichō Shiryō — Specially Precious Material, certificate no. 2487, and dated to the mid-Edo period.

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This suit of armor features a 24-hand-spliced Suji-Kabuto Helmet Bowl Covered in Black Wrinkled Hardened Leather with a wooden "Breath of a Shell" header decoration finished with beaten gold.

Also Comes With:
Wooden Display stand (new)

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