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Antiquities For Sale
1960s Chinese Cloisonné Egg Black Enamel Inlay Chrysanthemum & Butterflies
Located in Andernach, DE
Intricately detailed Cloisonné egg of ''regular'' size in black, pink, golden yellow & greens.
The metal filigree in brass: beautifully detailed with a b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Japanese Antique Architectural Model " KURA 蔵 " 1860s-1920s / Figurine Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This account is operated by four companies.
We are proud that this high quality assortment is the top in Japan in the Japanese antique market.
As for me, I specialize in Japanese ant...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Cedar
Japanese old wood stand / Exhibition stand wabi-sabi / primitive wood stand /
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This display stand is made by combining old wooden sleepers with a newly made tabletop.
The top of the display stand is finished with cashew paint, like lacquer, and has a jet blac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Old Japanese wooden large rosary / [Hyakumanben] / Temple equipment
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is one of the Buddhist prayer beads called Hyakumanben (meaning a million times).
As the name suggests, this is made for the purpose of chanting the Nembutsu 1,000,000 times.
It...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
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Japanese antique wooden octagonal display stand/bonsai stand/flower stand
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old wooden flower stand from Japan.
It is believed to be from around the 20th century.
Originally, it may have been used in temples to hold offerings of flowers, but this ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Set of Twelve Zodiac Animal Figures, Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The twelve Chinese zodiac animals are more than just symbols of the calendar—they were once powerful guardians of the afterlife. During the Tang dynasty (618–907 CE), these figures w...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Tang Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Striking multi-technique work by Robert Natkin - 9397
Located in Ukiah, CA
Striking multi-media work by Robert Natkin. From a large collection of Natkin's works from his early and middle periods. Not examined outside the frame. Glazed with museum glass. Thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Antiquities
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Cabinets , Low board Storage , Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A pair of antique Japanese lowboards.
Made of high-quality oak wood, it has a deep texture that comes from years of use.
The simple yet powerful wood grain stands out, creating a s...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Simple Cabinet, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A storage shelf with a dignified yet gentle feel.
You can sense the elegance of its fine construction even from a distance.
The overall design is decorated with a traditional Japane...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Coffee table , side table, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This product is based on a very popular Taisho-era coffee table that is hard to find in the antique world and sells out quickly when it arrives.
With the theme of harmony with antiq...
Category
2010s Japanese Taisho Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Old Japanese wooden wall hanging object/wooden mold/20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden mold, probably made in the 20th century during the Showa period. I don't know what it was used for, but it has a unique texture as a traditional tool u...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Northern Wei Dynasty, Antique Chinese Painted Pottery Standing Court Lady
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese painted pottery standing court lady, with original pigments remaining.
Age: China, Northern Wei Dynasty, A.D. 386 - 535
Size: Height 22.2 C.M. / Width 5.2 C.M. / Dep...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Tibet Vintage Pair Amulet Pendants Two And Nine Eye Dzi Beads
Located in South Burlington, VT
A unique pair (2), valuable and powerful Protection Amulet Dzi from Tibet
An old Tibetan or Central Asian two and nine eye agates Dzi Beads dating to the e...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Agate
18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base with gilded gold.
Age: Burma, Shan Period, 18th Century
Size: Height 39.6 C.M. ...
Category
18th Century Burmese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Red Samurai Armour Beginning of Meiji period 1900s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an armour of samurai. It was made around 1900s in Meiji era. This armour was not used in actual war so it was made as decoration, because of that, it is in good condition as its age.
There are some scratches and missing parts, if you need some more information, please let us know, we will respond you as soon as possible and send more photos.
This armour can be folded in a box. The box is getting damaged so it is not in good condition. We might send this armour in other box.
Dimensions: 50 x 50 x H170 cm
Scholars agree that Japanese armour first appeared in the 4th century, with the discovery of the cuirass and basic helmets in graves. During the Heian period, the unique Japanese samurai...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Antiquities
Materials
Metal, Iron
Antique Japanese Zushi, wabi sabi miniature shrine w/ Daikoku figurine mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Antique wooden Zushi (miniature shrine, the "house of the Gods") with mini wooden figurine of Daikoku - from Tohoku area., Japan.
Manufactured circa 1860s - 1900s (late Edo to Meiji ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Antique Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Four Green Glazed Pottery Attendant Figures, Ming Dynasty(1368-1644)
Located in seoul, KR
The first figure wears a short cap and takes a posture as if carrying something on the shoulder, possibly symbolizing a servant or a messenger.
The second figure wears a tall hat and...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Ming Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Tang Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Fat Lady with Oxford Test
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese pottery fat lady with original pigments remaining.
Thermoluminescence (TL) test result from Oxford Authentication Ltd. is included.
Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 61...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Old Japanese black maneki-neko object / 20th century / lucky ornament
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Here is a Japanese "Maneki Neko" (beckoning cat) figurine from the Showa era. It is made from either clay or plaster and features a simple yet impactful design. On the back, you can ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Plaster, Clay
A Rare Large Wucai Dragons and Phoenix Jar, Ming dynasty Longqing Emperor
Located in seoul, KR
The blue dragon and the red dragon are depicted in dynamic postures, each extending its claws to grasp a ruyi pearl (如意珠). The phoenix is adorned with flowing feathers and delicate c...
Category
16th Century Hong Kong Ming Antique Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Antique Fire Fighter Sashiko Banten Oyodocho Reversible 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
This Sashiko b(h)anten was made around 1950 in Showa era in Japan.
On the front, it is written 'Member of fire brigade OYodocho' in Japanese.
Oyodocho is the town where is in Nara p...
Category
1950s Japanese Showa Vintage Antiquities
Materials
Cotton
Japanese Antique Chests of Small Drawers , Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This medicine chest from the Meiji period has 36 small drawers and is highly practical.
It can be used for storage, of course, but depending on your ideas, it can also be used for a...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Ancient Antique Chinese Eastern Zhou Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Ancient Chinese bronze sword with nice green patina.
Age: China, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, 771 - 221 B.C.
Size of sword only: Length 56.3 C.M. / Width 4.8 C.M. / Thickness 3.7 C.M.
Heig...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Antique Pottery Manekineko Rocking Cat Object 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a vintage piggy bank of manekineko cat. It is made with pottery and it was made around 1970s in Showa era. This cat is rocking object, it is rare than the other manekineko ca...
Category
1970s Japanese Showa Vintage Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Bronze Seated Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Burmese bronze Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base.
Age: Burma, Shan Period, 18th Century
Size: Height 43.5 C.M. / Width 27 C.M. /...
Category
18th Century Burmese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Japanese antique pottery fragments/12th to 13th century/Flower vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Tokoname ware is a historic kiln in Japan, where pottery has been made since before the Common Era, and a kiln was established in the 5th century. This kiln is located in Aichi Prefe...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Neolithic Pottery Jar, Majiayao culture, 3rd-2nd Millenium BC
Located in seoul, KR
Fine-grained, buff-colored clay. Potted thin. Upper part of body painted with symbolic patterns in black and chocolate brown. Majiayao culture, Banshan type, 3rd millennium BC
Peri...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Antiquities
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Antique Japanese Kimono 'Uchikake' for Wedding, 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a kimono called Uchikake which Japanese women wear for wedding ceremony.
It is said that the women wear the white uchikake for the reason of 'they can dyed in any color' and...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Silk
Pair of Victorian Pierced and Etched Brass Radiator Covers/Doors
Located in Riverdale, NY
Pair of Victorian Radiator Covers or Doors ready for repurposing. Hand cut and chased with torch designs on each panel from the late 19th Century in heavy gauge brass. Heavy decorati...
Category
1880s American Victorian Antique Antiquities
Materials
Brass
A Large Carved Longquan Celadon Yuhuchunping, Yuan-Ming Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The bulbous body is adorned with elegantly carved floral motifs, with intertwining vines and flowers forming a natural, flowing pattern. The base is left unglazed. Base surface crack...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Ming Antique Antiquities
Materials
Celadon
Two Straw-Glazed Pottery Figures of Court Male and Female, Sui-Tang dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This pair of straw-glazed pottery figures represents a male and female court attendant, both elegantly attired in period fashion. The female figure wears a flowing robe with draped f...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Tang Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery, Straw
19th C., Meiji, Antique Japanese Bronze Animal Rat / Mouse Holding A Chestnut
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese bronze animal rat / mouse holding a chestnut with artist sign.
Artist signature is on the last photo.
Age: Japan, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Size: Length 14.4 C.M. / Width ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers , Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique Japanese chest of drawers dates back to the Meiji period.
This chest is made from sturdy cedar wood with a lacquer finish, and the iron handles add industrial elegance....
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese antique wooden work board/wall hanging object/1868-1920/low table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This wooden work board is said to have been made in northern Kanto around the Meiji to Taisho eras (1868-1920). A practical tool used in Japanese private homes at that time to knead ...
Category
19th Century Antique Antiquities
Materials
Chestnut
Carved Longquan Celadon Vase, Yuan-Ming Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
A graceful baluster form with a flared mouth, a rounded body, and a slightly raised foot. The vase features two intricate handles in the shape of animal figures holding large looped ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Ming Antique Antiquities
Materials
Celadon
Tibet Vintage Pair Amulet Pendants Nine And Four Eye Dzi Beads
Located in South Burlington, VT
A unique pair (2), valuable and powerful Protection Amulet Dzi from Tibet
An old Tibetan or Central Asian nine and four eye agates Dzi Beads dating to the ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Agate
Japanese Antique Living Low Table, Wabi Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A tasteful round low table made of oak.
It is an item from the early Showa period.
The tabletop has a firm texture and becomes more tasteful with age, giving it a deep and warm look...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Tang Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Standing Court Man
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese pottery standing court man wearing hat and tunic.
Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618 - 907
Size: Height 35.8 C.M. / Width 10 C.M. / Depth 8 C.M. (size excluding stan...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Japanese antique wabi-sabi board/wall hanging object/like an abstract painting
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a workbench board made during the Meiji era to the early Showa period.
It was used in a traditional house in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture.
Originally employed for tasks s...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Antiquities
Materials
Maple
Japanese Antique Combat Helmet 'Kabuto' 1800s Edo Era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique combat helmet made around 1800s in Edo era in Japan.
Kabuto is a type of helmet first used by ancient Japanese warriors which, in later periods, became an important part of the traditional Japanese armour...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Iron
A Rare Longquan Celadon 'Hundred Rib' Jar, Song-Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This beautifully crafted jar features a wide baluster form, swelling gracefully from a short and slightly tapered foot. The design is accentuated by slender, elegant vertical ribs th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Antiquities
Materials
Celadon
A Large Straw Glazed Pottery Figure of a Solider, Sui to Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This well-modeled ceramic figure depicts a Scythian warrior in full armor, likely serving as a standard bearer. The warrior stands upright on a thin rectangular base, with clenched f...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Tang Antique Antiquities
Materials
Straw
A Large and Rare Straw-Glazed Pottery Amphora, Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The ovoid shape suggests the influence from “amphora” of Greece and Rome, while the dragon-shaped handles allude to Persian and Central Asian metalwork. The ubiquitous dragon is a Ea...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Tang Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Hirado Porcelain Koro Censer Meiji Dynasty
By Hirado
Located in Mérida, YU
This is an original Japanese Antique Porcelain Hirado Koro Censer circa 1850-1890 Meiji Dynasty.
In perfect condition.
Museum
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Asian Indian Tibetan Silver coral Necklace Ladakh Tribal Jewelry
Located in London, GB
Nice Vintage Asian Indian ethnic Tibetan Silver coral Necklace Ladakh
Typical Ladakh ethnic Himalayan Tibetan Traditional necklace
850 grade silver with coral beads
Conditi...
Category
1980s Indian Vintage Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Funerary Model of a Granary, Han dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Cylindrical vessel on three animal-shaped feet (dragon or snake), wall with profile grooves, roof. pottery with green lead glaze. "Iridescence" is observed in surface.
Period : Han...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Han Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Simple Cabinet（dark）, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This decorative shelf has an elegant and calm impression, made of deep ash wood that has aged and become more expressive.
The frame is decorated with the traditional Japanese "doubl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Neolithic Pottery Amphora(Gansu Province), 3rd-2nd Millenium BC
Located in seoul, KR
Neolithic Vase with raised neck, slightly flared, two handles. Geometric designs and stylized bovine heads in black. Acquired in Hong Kong in the late 1990s.
Date : 3,000-2,000 BC
M...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Antiquities
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Blue And White Yuan-style ‘Dragon’ Bottle Vase, Yuhuchunping, Early Qing dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The vase is delicately potted featuring a pear-shaped body that rests on a slightly flared foot and extends upward into a trumpet-shaped neck. Its exterior showcases a dynamic, three-clawed dragon in stride amidst flames.
This piece reflects a similar style to Yuan dynasty Yuhuchunping dragon vases, while reinterpreting certain details, such as the sharp and simplified shape of the dragon's head, the distinctive straight design of its claws, and the intricate depiction of the dragon’s scales.
The sticker on the base indicates that the absolute age was determined through radiological mechanical appraisal using the quantum absolute dating method, with the results pointing to the early 18th century.
Period : Qing Dynasty(Presumably Kangxi or Yongzheng Period)
Type : Yuhuchunping
Medium : Blue and White glaze
Condition : Excellent(slight salt residue remains on the surface, and the glaze is worn primarily around the edges, such as mouth and base)
Provenance: Southeast Asia, South China Sea from Shipwreck in early 2000s
Reference :
1) Christies Hong Kong 26 SEP 2024 - Lot 2
(Price realised : 819,000 HKD / Type : related)
* Yuan-Ming Style from Qing Dynasty
During the Qing dynasty, many ceramics were produced that imitated the styles of the Ming and Yuan dynasties. This practice was not mere imitation but a creative endeavor to inherit and innovate upon past techniques and styles. Qing dynasty ceramicists mastered the exceptional techniques of Ming and Yuan ceramics and used them as a foundation to develop more advanced works. Particularly, Yuan dynasty blue and...
Category
Early 18th Century Vietnamese Qing Antique Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 6 chestnut drawers, cabinet, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This chestnut wood drawer shelf is simple yet intricately designed.
It dates from the Taisho era.
Its neat form is accented by subtle lines running down the edges of the drawers, cr...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Large Wooden Mortar / Flowerpot / Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a large Japanese mortar.
The material is Zelkoba, and it seems to be around the Meiji period.
It is characterized by the strong wood grain and black surface of Zelkoba.
It...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Rustic Antique Antiquities
Materials
Wood
A Rare Blue And White Octagonal Box And Cover, Ming Dynasty Wanli Six-Character
Located in seoul, KR
Numerous similar octagonal blue and white boxes with Wanli, Jiajing marks are housed in prestigious museum collections. An example in the Tokyo National Museum is featured in Illustr...
Category
16th Century Hong Kong Ming Antique Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Antique Exhibition Stand / Sword Case / 1800-1868s / Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old drawer for storing Japanese swords originally called "Katanatansu".
It is thought to be from around the Edo period.
Cedar is used for the material, and a large numbe...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Paper, Cedar
A Large Gu Vase from Vung Tau Ship, Qing Dynasty Kangxi Era, Circa 1690
Located in seoul, KR
Finely painted landscape scenes in vertical panels, depicting mountains, rivers, pavilions, arched bridges, and scholar figures in flowing robes. The scenes are rendered in varying d...
Category
17th Century Vietnamese Qing Antique Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Northern Wei Dynasty, Antique Chinese Painted Pottery Standing Court Lady
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese painted pottery standing court lady, with original pigments remaining.
Age: China, Northern Wei Dynasty, A.D. 386 - 535
Size: Height 20.4 C.M. / Width 5 C.M. / Depth...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers 1860s-1900s /Tansu, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This small drawer was produced in the Taisho period.
This chest is made of sturdy cedar with a lacquer finish, with a base panel made of lightweight paulownia wood and an iron handl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Signed Japanese Edo suji’bachi kabuto (helmet) with a moon & cloud maedate
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An antique, outstanding signed suji’bachi kabuto (helmet with ridges) surmounted by a gilt metal maedate (forecrest) shaped like a full moon emerging from the clouds heightened by a ...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Metal, Iron
Rare set of 2 Japanese suits-of-armour, complete with 2 matching folding screens
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Important unique set of two suits-of-armour (yoroi), complete with two high six-panel screens, that belong together as is indicated by the used family crests (mon). Two crests are used, both belonging to the Nakagawa family of Oka Castle, Ôita prefecture on Kyûshû.
They are:
– the Nakagawa-kurusu, a circle depicting a Celtic-like cross through a ring.
The cross was originally a Christian symbol but after the ban on Christianity in Japan the use of a hidden cross in family crests could continue.
– the Nakagawa-kashiwa, two leaves of the Japanese Emperor Oak turned to each other (dakikashiwa mon).
The remarkable aspect of this ensemble is the presence of matching crests on both the yoroi and the accompanying folding screens. The kurusu and kashiwa crests adorning the yoroi are elegantly replicated on the screens, providing compelling evidence that these pieces form a harmonious and unified set. This exceptional cohesion between the armour and screens further enhances their artistic and historical value.
After the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598) had interfered in the battle between the Lord of Bungo Province Ôtomo Yoshi-mune (1558-1605) and the Shimazu of Hyûga Province, he split the Bungo Province in a number of small fiefs and transferred in 1594 Nakagawa Hideshige (1570-1612) from Miki Castle
in the Harima Fief to Oka Castle in Kyûshû.
The Nakagawa family stayed in possession of Oka Castle till the abolishment of the military use of castles in 1873. In 1884 the Nakagawa family received the title of Count (a title in use till the abolishment of aristocracy in 1947).
After the Nakagawa’s left, the castle and the building soon dilapidated and is now known as Oka Castle Ruins. The castle is located in Taketa Village part of Taketa Town in Ôita Province on Kyûshû.
> Set of two tall byôbu (folding screens),
painted with large red jinmaku (camp enclosure curtain) on a gold leaf ground. The curtains show both crests of the Nakagawa family: one screen depicts two Nakagawa-kurusu crests next to a Nakagawa-kashi crest in the middle, and the other shows the symbols the other way round.
Dimensions:
Total width 148.66 in/377.6 cm (2 x 25.35 in/64.4 cm, 4 x 24.48 in/62.2 cm); Height 72.63 in/184.5 cm.
Period: Japan – Late Edo period (First half 19th century), and maybe even older.
> Yoroi with Nakagawa-kashiwa crest:
A Japanese black lacquered suit-of-armour (yoroi) completely laced with orange cords (kuro’urushinuri hi’ito odoshi nimai’dô’maru).
A thirty-two plate suji’bachi kabuto (helmet with raised ridges) with in front a maedate (fore crest) -with traces of gilding- in the shape of flames, resembling a mythical flaming bird flying down. The fukikaeshi (face guards) and the mabizashi (visor) have the Nakagawa-kashiwa crest in gold maki-e lacquer.
Five curved ‘itazane’-plate neck guards (shikoro) laced with orange cords.
Together with an ‘angry man...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
