This impressive black-lacquered Tosei Gusoku samurai armor dates to the mid Edo period (17th–18th century) and is accompanied by a prestigious Kōshu Tokubetsu Kichō certificate. The highlight is a magnificent 62-plate Suji Kabuto signed "Jōshū-jū Saotome Iesada" from the renowned Saotome School, featuring the Kasane-Igeta family crest. The armor also includes haidate with genuine tiger-skin odare, reflecting its high status and historical significance.
NihontoWatchmei · Saotome · Edo
Tosei-gusoku · Mogami Do
Full gusoku (complete suit)
62-plate · Suji-bachi
Saotome
Saotome Iesada
Signed · On the kabuto bowl
Kon (dark blue)
Kasane-Igeta
Edo
Kōshū Tokubetsu Kichō Shiryō · Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai
The first-class (kō-grade) of the especially-valuable rank and the society’s second-highest grade, reserved for armour of exceptional importance.
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 The 資料 framing reflects the society’s purpose of preserving armour as cultural and historical reference, distinct from the NBTHK’s sword paper tiers.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.
¥3,600,000
This impressive black-lacquered Tosei Gusoku samurai armor dates to the mid Edo period (17th–18th century) and is accompanied by a prestigious Kōshu Tokubetsu Kichō certificate. The highlight is a magnificent 62-plate Suji Kabuto signed "Jōshū-jū Saotome Iesada" from the renowned Saotome School, featuring the Kasane-Igeta family crest. The armor also includes haidate with genuine tiger-skin odare, reflecting its high status and historical significance.
NihontoWatchmei · Saotome · Edo
Tosei-gusoku · Mogami Do
Full gusoku (complete suit)
62-plate · Suji-bachi
Saotome
Saotome Iesada
Signed · On the kabuto bowl
Kon (dark blue)
Kasane-Igeta
Edo
Kōshū Tokubetsu Kichō Shiryō · Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai
The first-class (kō-grade) of the especially-valuable rank and the society’s second-highest grade, reserved for armour of exceptional importance.
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.
¥3,600,000