This is a full suit of armor (gusoku) featuring a black wrinkled leather wrapped Iyozane (small iron plates) laced with dark blue (konito) kebiki-odoshi. The helmet bowl is an iron rust ground 62-plate hoshi-bachi signed by Myochin Ietsugu. The armor is attributed to Nara Motonobu, son of Nara Motoan, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Hosokawa clan, and comes with numerous accessories, making it a valuable historical artifact from the Azuchi-Momoyama to early Edo period.
NihontoWatchmei · Myochin · Momoyama
Tosei-gusoku · Gomai-dō
Full gusoku (complete suit)
62-plate · Hoshi-bachi
Myochin
Myochin Ietsugu
Signed · On the kabuto bowl
Kebiki-odoshi · Kon (dark blue)
Momoyama
Hosokawa
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese armour is normally certified by the Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai (the armour society). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
For cooling-off, contact us within 3 days including the day you received the item, and ship it so that it arrives within 8 days. After 8 days a return cannot be accepted. Returning an item after 8 days will be treated as a buy-back.
Price on request
This is a full suit of armor (gusoku) featuring a black wrinkled leather wrapped Iyozane (small iron plates) laced with dark blue (konito) kebiki-odoshi. The helmet bowl is an iron rust ground 62-plate hoshi-bachi signed by Myochin Ietsugu. The armor is attributed to Nara Motonobu, son of Nara Motoan, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Hosokawa clan, and comes with numerous accessories, making it a valuable historical artifact from the Azuchi-Momoyama to early Edo period.
NihontoWatchmei · Myochin · Momoyama
Tosei-gusoku · Gomai-dō
Full gusoku (complete suit)
62-plate · Hoshi-bachi
Myochin
Myochin Ietsugu
Signed · On the kabuto bowl
Kebiki-odoshi · Kon (dark blue)
Momoyama
Hosokawa
We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese armour is normally certified by the Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai (the armour society). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
For cooling-off, contact us within 3 days including the day you received the item, and ship it so that it arrives within 8 days. After 8 days a return cannot be accepted. Returning an item after 8 days will be treated as a buy-back.
Price on request