Seeking info on first armor

[jbeer1212]

hello,

 

I am new to collecting armor and other Japanese items. This is my first armor and I am seeking any information about it. the description I received was that it was edo period and not much else. I know that it is in rough shape though I intend to clean it a bit and display it. thank you for any and all help.

 

-Jeremy

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7590030@N05/

 

i cant seem to post images so here are all of them on flikr.

[k morita]

Hi,

The signature on the maedate is "Kaga-ju, Naokuni"(Living in Kaga,Naokuni made). 加 賀 住 直 國

[jbeer1212]

Thank you for your help, i had thought Kaga but did not know the rest.

-Jeremy

[estcrh]

You need to take much better images, separate the parts and photograph them on a cloth backround, inside and out if possible.

[jbeer1212]

Okay I have added a dozen more pictures of individual pieces, let me know if that works.

thanks,

-Jeremy

[estcrh]

It looks like a lot of your armor is made from nerigawa (rawhide), if your not sure you can use a magnet to see if a particular part is metal or not, from what I can see all the parts appear to be matching, you have a momonari kabuto but I can not see the menpo to tell if it goes with the armor or not.

[uwe]

Hi Jeremy,

late Edo-period ensemble with at least matching sangu set, momonari kabuto (like Eric already mentioned) and iyozane do. Maedate is quite nice!

What exactly you want to know?

Regards

Uwe