A blue-laced samurai armor with cuirass of double styleEdo Period, 18th century Kabuto [helmet]: Black lacquered eboshi-nari kabuto, in the form of this court cap. The helmet is fitted with beautiful original side crests (wakidate) shaped as stag antlers. Borders covered in engraved silver.Maedate [helmet crest]: gilt-wood sunMenpō [mask]: Black lacquered iron ressei-men (mask with fierce expression).Nodowa [gorget]: The neck guard with a rare iron collar to protect the entire neck.Dō [cuirass]: Ni-mai dō (made in two parts) with double construction (dangae): the top part in Iyo-...
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Miniature kabutoA miniature hoshi-bachi samurai helmetThe second half of Edo Period (1615-1867)19th CenturyThe diameter of hachi: 8 cm circaThe small sixteen plates samurai helmet with standing rivets is mounted with engraved plates on the front and on the back, on which gilt shinodare are applied. Visor (mabizashi) and fukigaeshi are decorated with gold maki-e lacquer with a design of flowers and mythical beasts. The three plates shikoro (neck protection) is finished with red lacquer.During the 17th Century samurai families used to display a set of helmet and armor, weapons and banners...
DATEMid Edo period (1615-1867), 18th centuryMEDIUMiron This heavy helmet is typical of the work of the armor makers in the province of Kaga. Each plate is fitted with a row of nine rivets of diminishing size toward the top, with the exception of the front and rear plates, the former with three rows of za-boshi and the latter left empty. The rivet heads bear a chrysantemoid shaped washer at the base (za-boshi).The mabizashi (visor) and the fukigaeshi are decorated with applied printed Dutch leather tooled with a gilt design of stylized foliage...
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