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A BLUE LACED GOMAIDO GUSOKU (ARMOR) Edo period (19th century), helmet signed Myochin Munefusa , cuirass signed Myochin ki Munehisa saku , and dated 1843 The armor comprising: Helmet [ kabuto ]: the iron ridged helmet with the hachimanza (decorative fixture at the central aperture) of five tiers, to front of the bowl three silver shinodare (arrow-shaped decorative components placed between the plates), sets of two shinodare to rear, left and right, to the rear an agemakji-no-kan (gilt ring to hold a decorative bow), wide mabisashi (brim) with incised gilt edging clad with stenciled leather, the fukigaeshi (turn-backs) with square quartet mon (badges) in silver, maedate (forecrest) of an lacquered wood grimacing horned shikami head Neck guard [ shikoro ]: the four-tiered black lacquered iron shikoro (neck guard) of plain sheet Face mask [ menpo ]: the russet iron with white bushy long moustache and detachable nose, signed Munehisa , yodare-kake (bib) of three tiers of plain sheets with pierced gilt fittings, applied with odayori no kugi (cord hooks) under the chin Cuirass [ do ]: brown-lacquered gomai-do (five section cuirass) with munaita (upper breast section) partially clad with dyed leather and with three tiers of plain iron sheet, the upper edge with gilt and richly engraved in leafy scrolling and with matching fukurin on all five sections of the cuirass, eight tasset kusazuri (skirt), matching gyoyo (breast pendant) of leather-clad and with square quartet mon (badges) in silver Sleeves and shoulder guards [ kote and sode ]: The iron shino-gote (splint sleeves), chu-sode (medium shoulder guards) with engraved gilt edging and red hishinui (decorative knots) on the lower tier Thigh protector and lower leg guards [ haidate and sune-ate ]: the thigh protector of kawara zane (closely laced overlapping rectangular lacquered scales), the shino sune-ate (lower leg guards) of iron splints and boots ( kutsu ) Accessories: the jinbaori (armor surcoat) with a square quartet mon, the gattari and machi-uke (bracket and socket) for the sashimono (flag) of blue silk with a matching family crest and gold stripes Provenance