32 Ken Hon Kozane Go Mai Dou Gosoku

 

$32,520 usd including shipping

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Age: Edo period.

Remarks: This suit is original and matched. The "kari" crest of the Hanabusa Clan is featured along with a "sakura" crest of the Sakurai Clan. The lacing is intact and in very good condition.

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History: Following the rise and fall of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Takamatsu castle came to be controlled by the Hanabusa Clan, Karo of the Ukita Clan. Following the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, in which the Hanabusa fought alongside the army of Tokugawa Ieyasu, they were awarded Hatamoto status; ranked higher than most Daimyo (feudal lords), the Hatamoto were among the Shogun's most trusted retainers.

Hanabusa Masayuki, 1524-1605, was a well know Samurai of that clan. Masayuki was born in Harima Province but came to serve Ukita Naoie of Bizen Province. He became one of Naoie's senior retainers and was remembered for his skill with bow and arrow. In one notable incident, a pirate commander boasted that he would expose his neck and see if any arrow could strike it, which prompted Masayuki, a passanger on a boat he was threatening, to loose an arrow and kill him with one shot.

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