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The Property of an English GentlemanA yokohagi gomai-do gusoku [armour in five sections with horizontal plate cuirass] The helmet bowl Momoyama period, late 16th - early 17th century The armour Edo period, 18th centuryKabuto [helmet]:the fine sixty-two plate russet iron bowl with raised ridges and rivets, terminating in a five-stage copper-gilt tehen kanamono of stylised chrysanthemum form, the peak and turnbacks applied in black leather, the turnbacks emblazoned in shakudo with kikyo mon [bellflower crests], four-tiered black lacquer manju-jikoro [rounded neck guard] with close-spaced lacing in dark blue braid, the gold lacquer maedate [ornamental crest] in the form of an inscription reading Hachiman dai bosatsu [Hachiman, The Great Boddhisatvva of War]Mempo [face mask]:the black lacquer mempo forged with flared nostrils, open mouth and pronounced chin, detachable nose plate, red lacquer interior, three-tiered black lacquer yodarekake [throat protector] laced in matching braid Do [cuirass]:the russet iron cuirass hinged in five-pieces and constructed with horizontal iron plates, copper-gilt fukurin, pierced copper-gilt kanagu, the gilt gyoyo in the form of leaves, seven tassets of five-tiered kusazuri [skirt], all components laced in matching braid Sode, kote [shoulder guards and sleeves]:five-tiered black lacquer sode, chainmail kote, the black lacquer tekko with further kikyo mon, all components with matched close-space lacing in dark blue braidHaidate, sune-ate [thigh protectors and shin guards]:the black lacquered haidate with blue silk brocade lining, full iron suneateAccessories:accompanied with a transportable armour box, including a later wood armour stand