1tallsword Posted October 8, 2013 Report Posted October 8, 2013 Hey folks.. here are some more detailed pics on the armor. what im trying to find out is aprox.date? and aprox. value?? can anyone help? also do they look matching in your opinion?? I would very much appreciate any comments on these two suites. any info helps! thank you for your comments and info in advance...Jeremy first set is one suit.. next set is a different suit.. Quote
1tallsword Posted October 8, 2013 Author Report Posted October 8, 2013 here is the next set... thank you again for your comments... Jeremy Quote
Chonmage Posted October 8, 2013 Report Posted October 8, 2013 Hello Jeremy. I'm sure more knowledge people here will give you all the help you need. I would like higher res photos. And more of them I can't really say much from what you posted. The little I can say is, The odoshi lacing seem to vary in color from piece to piece on the second batch. Also the general craftmanship seems to differ as well. To me, the Kabuto and the menpo is one of those craftmanship differences. Is that second Kabuto collapsable? Anyway, the second set is a put together affair. The first set too. With more pictures I could give you better answers. Lets wait and see what the others say. Quote
Brian Posted October 8, 2013 Report Posted October 8, 2013 Jeremy.. BIGGER PICS. Why are you sizing them so small? Go at least 600x600 or 800x800... Brian Quote
IanB Posted October 8, 2013 Report Posted October 8, 2013 Jeremy, The first of your armours has a dou made in Kaga, as shown by the shaped edges to the plates. Since it is notionally held together by cross-knots it would be called a hishinui dou. Production in Kaga started in the Edo period at first by the Haruta family who were joined in the early 1800's by the Myochin. It looks late Edo. I note it had an etchu zunari kabuto - so-called because it was a style advocated by Hosokawa Sansai who was Lord of Etchu, rather than being made in that province. I'm afraid I can only glimpse other parts. The second armour is a tatami dou with a chochin kabuto, both 'folding armour'. Again Edo period and probably again 18th or 19th century. Ian Bottomley Quote
uwe Posted October 8, 2013 Report Posted October 8, 2013 Agree with Ian, there's hardly anything to add based on this small pics. As I mentioned before, nice ryûbu men! Jeremy, if you can provide better pics, maybe one can say if composite or not. Also important for giving a orientation about the value Uwe Quote
1tallsword Posted October 9, 2013 Author Report Posted October 9, 2013 thank you all for your help and comments, this is a real learning adventure i love it!! thank you once again for your kindness and knowledge, Jeremy Quote
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