Russet Iron 1 piece ONI Sode set

[Ed Hicks]

Russet Iron 1 piece ONI Sode set

[Brian]

Ed,

Love this. It is trying to be scary, but looks kinda cute :lol:

Nice item, hopefully Ian or the other katchu guys will have some info on it.

 

Brian

[george trotter]

Ed, that is great. I'm not a katchu man but I really like it.

I agree with Brian, too cute to be scary!

Regards,

[IanB]

Ed, Wondeful pair of sode - makes you wonder what the rest of the armour was like. I note the kanamono on the top plate are shakudo, another sign of quality. This kind of embossed work is normally Myochin, but they were inveterate advertisers and I am surprised they are not signed. I have seen a few examples where signed Myochin panels have been incorporated into the work of others. The Royal Armouries have a pair of sode with russet panels superbly embossed with Bishamon on one and Fudo Myo - o on the other. They are signed and dated by Myochin Muneakira (if I have remembered correctly) but clearly mounted on Kaga sode. The other is an obviously Unkai armour (again Kaga) with a signed embossed plate by Muneakira on the front. The Myochin clearly did a bit of trade in supplying these embossed panels to Kaga armourers. Since there were no Myochin working in Kaga until the end of the 18th century, it would suggest there was quite a bit of co-operation between the various armour making groups from different areas.

Ian Bottomley

[Luc T]

nice! I follow Ian, it makes me thinking on Muneakira.

[Ed Hicks]

The Sode are part of a composite suit that I have just posted...The Ho-O bird Do and 1 piece Namban style Kabuto...The Kote are iron with butterfly clasps and the leg guards are 2 piece iron. Ed

[Ed Hicks]

Ian, I'll take better images soon...The kanamono are of shakudo and of very good quality...I was amazed they weren't signed. Ed

 

Ed, Wondeful pair of sode - makes you wonder what the rest of the armour was like. I note the kanamono on the top plate are shakudo, another sign of quality. This kind of embossed work is normally Myochin, but they were inveterate advertisers and I am surprised they are not signed. I have seen a few examples where signed Myochin panels have been incorporated into the work of others. The Royal Armouries have a pair of sode with russet panels superbly embossed with Bishamon on one and Fudo Myo - o on the other. They are signed and dated by Myochin Muneakira (if I have remembered correctly) but clearly mounted on Kaga sode. The other is an obviously Unkai armour (again Kaga) with a signed embossed plate by Muneakira on the front. The Myochin clearly did a bit of trade in supplying these embossed panels to Kaga armourers. Since there were no Myochin working in Kaga until the end of the 18th century, it would suggest there was quite a bit of co-operation between the various armour making groups from different areas.

Ian Bottomley