Tengu1957 Posted February 20 Report Posted February 20 Just got a new armor. It's unsigned . There are plates with Bonji on the sleeves. Would appreciate your thoughts. Thanks to Nick Ricupero for selling this to me. 2 Quote
uwe Posted February 20 Report Posted February 20 Hi Gary, I think you can’t assign this armor as a lump sum to a certain school. Maybe the individual parts like the helmet, the mask or the kote?! Usually most armors are assembled from parts of different workshops/ schools. The Iwai were known as skilled in this field. On the other hand, there are also exceptions out there. Gusoku which allow conclusions to be drawn about the school or craftsmen… Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted February 20 Report Posted February 20 The kusazuri are detachable, which was an Edo period evolutionary feature. Quote
Tengu1957 Posted February 20 Author Report Posted February 20 58 minutes ago, uwe said: Hi Gary, I think you can’t assign this armor as a lump sum to a certain school. Maybe the individual parts like the helmet, the mask or the kote?! Usually most armors are assembled from parts of different workshops/ schools. The Iwai were known as skilled in this field. On the other hand, there are also exceptions out there. Gusoku which allow conclusions to be drawn about the school or craftsmen… Thanks Uwe . I thought the Menpo might have been Myochin but it's not signed. Quote
Tengu1957 Posted February 20 Author Report Posted February 20 20 minutes ago, Bugyotsuji said: The kusazuri are detachable, which was an Edo period evolutionary feature. Thanks for the info. Do you have any idea what the trim might be made of ? Quote
Matsunoki Posted February 20 Report Posted February 20 11 minutes ago, Tengu1957 said: Do you have any idea what the trim might be made of ? Yak hair, often used to trim a variety of armour components…..mostly Kabuto and Menpo. (Just the opinion of a total beginner!) 3 Quote
Tengu1957 Posted February 20 Author Report Posted February 20 2 hours ago, Matsunoki said: Yak hair, often used to trim a variety of armour components…..mostly Kabuto and Menpo. (Just the opinion of a total beginner!) Thank you! Quote
Luc T Posted February 23 Report Posted February 23 (edited) Hi Gary, this is a set made in West Japan. I think this counts for all the pieces of the armor. the Kabuto has a slight akoda shape. Better pictures would be good, this can also be Sagami work. the menpo is rather the so called nara-style (from what I see) the dou, nuinobe, is also rather Nanto style. the lacing, nice detail here, is als rather West Japanese. Edited February 23 by Luc T 2 Quote
Tengu1957 Posted February 25 Author Report Posted February 25 On 2/23/2026 at 1:06 AM, Luc T said: Hi Gary, this is a set made in West Japan. I think this counts for all the pieces of the armor. the Kabuto has a slight akoda shape. Better pictures would be good, this can also be Sagami work. the menpo is rather the so called nara-style (from what I see) the dou, nuinobe, is also rather Nanto style. the lacing, nice detail here, is als rather West Japanese. Hi Luc , thank you for the information. The seller told me that he thought it had a Western feel to it. Quote
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