NihontoWatchNihontoWatchAntique suit of armor from the mid Edo period. This armor comes with Certificate of The Association for the Research and Preservation of Japanese Helmets and Armor - Tokubetsu Kicho Paper (Very Significant Well-Preserved armor). It features a rusty dark brown/gold lacquere painted iron Do-Maru cuirass comprised of Honkozane iron plates and a 32 hand spliced Akoda style hekmet with crest header board.
NihontoWatchOffered by Samurai Store
Edo
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 The 資料 framing reflects the society’s purpose of preserving armour as cultural and historical reference, distinct from the NBTHK’s sword paper tiers.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.
¥2,640,000