Red yoroi

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About The armor:

Includes the antique box and mounting structure. Comes with Supein Nihonto Certificate.

Fabulous armor from arround Late Edo of great quality. Great Antique o yoroi armor. This kind of big armors was not dressed by usual samurais, it was for daimyo like great lords, usually in this pelgrinage to Edo to pay their respects to the shogun Tokugawa once a year. The majority of armor parts are in very good condition and the fabrics are in good condition too. Fabulous armor in almost perfect condition and of great size make this object stands out above most. Manufactured in the 19th century, this armor comes with all its accessories, its original box and a stand for assembly. The box is also lined inside with a poem printed in woodblock print in Mincho calligraphy, which began to be used in the 18th century.

Both the armor and the box have various kamon symbols named as Hiraoshiki Kenhanakaku. Kenhanakakaku means « Sword flower horn ». This kamon or family symbol is unique to the Ikeda clan.

The idea of putting red armoured troops up front was initially a Takeda clan concept. Following the Battle of Nagashino in 1575, many of the surviving Takeda warriors were absorbed into the victor, Tokugawa Ieyasu’s army. To bolster the Ii troops numbers, these men were then placed under the command of Ii Naomasa, with Ieyasu suggesting the other Ii samurai also adopt the colour scheme.

The Ii clan, first into battle at Sekigahara, were mostly dressed in bright red lacquered armour, known as Aka Gussoku, or Aakazonae. Being in the van of the Tokugawa army, their red armour, battle flags and fittings gave a distinctive, psychological advantage. It was one of the few cases of armour being uniform, as most samurai chose their armour based on personal taste and affordability.

Red is possibly the most precious color in armor and one of the scarcest, especially in armor that are not reproductions of the twentieth century. This color offered a series of advantages and disadvantages. As an advantage it made the warriors who wore this armor more fierce and fearsome, as if they were demons.
On the other hand, they were much easier to see on the battlefield, making them more obvious prey for rival clans. Either way this armor is impressive. It retains its matching battle fan and all its pieces are in superb condition, with its original maedate of very large size making this piece a real envy for anyone who can own it.

A beautiful XIX century suit of armour in very good condition due the aging.

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