NihontoWatchNihontoWatchThis is an authentic antique Japanese samurai armor suit from the mid-Edo period, certified as Tokubetsu Kicho Shiryo by the Nihon Katchu Bugu Kenkyu Hozon Kai. The armor features a dark iron zunari-kabuto helmet with dramatic deer-antler wakidate, a fierce iron menpo, and dark blue-purple silk lacing. Its sophisticated construction and restrained decoration create a commanding presence.
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Tosei-gusoku
Full gusoku (complete suit)
Zunari
Unsigned
Kon (dark blue)
Edo
Tokubetsu Kichō Shiryō · Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai
Especially valuable armour of notably superior workmanship and condition, the third of the five ranks.
Japanese armour is not certified by the NBTHK. The Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai (the Association for the Research and Preservation of Japanese Helmets and Armour), founded in 1961, is the principal body for armour. Its shinsa grades a piece as 資料 (shiryō, "reference material") across five ascending ranks: Hozon, Kichō, Tokubetsu Kichō, Kōshū Tokubetsu Kichō, and the highest, Jūyō Bunka Shiryō. The 資料 framing reflects the society’s purpose of preserving armour as cultural and historical reference, distinct from the NBTHK’s sword paper tiers.
Returns accepted only for errors/damage: damaged or incorrect items reported by email within 10 calendar days; defective goods within 30 calendar days.
¥2,800,000