This is an antique samurai armor from the late Edo Period (1781-1867), certified as Tokubetsu Kicho Shiryo by the Association for the Research and Preservation of Japanese Helmets and Armor. It features a Sanjūniken Suji Kabuto (32-plate ridged helmet) with a chrysanthemum tehen-no-ana and Taka no ha-mon fukikaeshi, and a Nimai Dō (two-plate cuirass) with a practical pocket-like attachment. The armor is adorned with various auspicious motifs like Kara-jishi Botan and Inome, symbolizing strength, protection, and prosperity.
NihontoWatchEdo
Tosei-gusoku · Nimai-dō
Full gusoku (complete suit)
32-plate · Suji-bachi
Unsigned
Orange, Green, White
Taka no ha-mon (hawk feather crest)
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 The 資料 framing reflects the society’s purpose of preserving armour as cultural and historical reference, distinct from the NBTHK’s sword paper tiers.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/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.
This is an antique samurai armor from the late Edo Period (1781-1867), certified as Tokubetsu Kicho Shiryo by the Association for the Research and Preservation of Japanese Helmets and Armor. It features a Sanjūniken Suji Kabuto (32-plate ridged helmet) with a chrysanthemum tehen-no-ana and Taka no ha-mon fukikaeshi, and a Nimai Dō (two-plate cuirass) with a practical pocket-like attachment. The armor is adorned with various auspicious motifs like Kara-jishi Botan and Inome, symbolizing strength, protection, and prosperity.
NihontoWatchEdo
Tosei-gusoku · Nimai-dō
Full gusoku (complete suit)
32-plate · Suji-bachi
Unsigned
Orange, Green, White
Taka no ha-mon (hawk feather crest)
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/exchanges limited to defects caused by shipping (except willful misconduct or gross negligence by the company); customers must contact within 72 hours of receiving the product.