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A RARE AND IMPORTANT IROIRO ODOSHI HARAMAKI (CLOSE-FITTING CUIRASS) Muromachi period (1333-1573), late 15th/early 16th century Constructed of iron and leather moriage hon kozane (individual scales) lacquered black and laced together in rows in multi-colored silk and leather, with much of the original lacing intact, including the blue-dyed leather lacing running through the lower rows of the cuirass and connecting the top lames of the seven sections of lacquered rawhide kusazuri, the two lower lames laced in multi-colored silk, with the muna-ita, waki-ita, and oshitsuke no ita decorated with lacquered same and shakudo bosses, the edges trimmed with gilt-copper fukurin, much of the gilt-copper hardware original to the cuirass; with an armor stand and wood storage box With Tokubetsu Juyo (Especially Important) certificate no. 12042122 issued by the Kokusai Nihon Kachu Bugu Shinko Kyokai (International Society for the Promotion of Japanese Armor) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website