This is an exceptional complete Japanese samurai armor (gusoku) from the early Edo period, featuring vivid red lacquer and yellow-green moegi silk lacing. It is constructed with kiritsuke iyo-zane iron plates and a two-piece nimai-dō cuirass. The armor is accompanied by a Tokubetsu Kichō Shiryō certificate from the Japan Armor & Arms Research Preservation Society.
Edo




























Tosei-gusoku · Nimai-dō
Full gusoku (complete suit)
Unsigned
Sugake-odoshi · Moegi (light green)
metal-mounted family crest
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 The 資料 framing reflects the society’s purpose of preserving armour as cultural and historical reference, distinct from the NBTHK’s sword paper tiers.
14-day return if items arrive damaged or in unexpected condition; customer bears return shipping + insurance; items returned in original condition with all accessories; antique armour non-returnable; only regular priced items refundable; shipping costs non-refundable.








$16,336
This is an exceptional complete Japanese samurai armor (gusoku) from the early Edo period, featuring vivid red lacquer and yellow-green moegi silk lacing. It is constructed with kiritsuke iyo-zane iron plates and a two-piece nimai-dō cuirass. The armor is accompanied by a Tokubetsu Kichō Shiryō certificate from the Japan Armor & Arms Research Preservation Society.
Edo




























Tosei-gusoku · Nimai-dō
Full gusoku (complete suit)
Unsigned
Sugake-odoshi · Moegi (light green)
metal-mounted family crest
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.
14-day return if items arrive damaged or in unexpected condition; customer bears return shipping + insurance; items returned in original condition with all accessories; antique armour non-returnable; only regular priced items refundable; shipping costs non-refundable.








$16,336