Boys Day Armor

[Tonkotsu]

I have this suit of Boy's Day armor that I bought at the Baltimore Antique Arms Show about ten years ago. I thought it was a fairly large decorative example with a neat box. I paid $75.00 for the piece. I found the almost identical suit of armor that sold in 2010 at a Bonham's auction for $3,483.00. Why the high price?

[uwe]

Anytime the same with the big named auction houses.....

[Toryu2020]

$75 is about right - remember that samurai families did not have Boys Day displays - they put out REAL armor for their displays!

-t

[Shuggie]

You are lucky, it appears the seller at the Baltimore Antique Arms Show was not aware of the armour's true value.

Several factors determines the price of the Boy's Day armour.

1. The quality

2. The size

3. The maker (if known)

4. Condition

5. The age.

6. Provenance (if it came from an important family)

Hope that this helps.