A russet iron samurai helmet with small standing rivetsBamen school, early Edo period, 17th centurySigned: Echizen (no) kuni Toyohara junin Bamen Tomokiyo saku越前国豊原住人馬面朝清作 ProvenanceAsano Seiichi, TokyoSold Christie’s (New York, 28.03.2006) A russet iron (tetsu sabiji) sixty-two plate goshozan kabuto, each mounted with twenty-five conical standing rivets (ko-boshi) of decreasing size; the front plate, larger than the others, is fitted with two lines of rivets, for a total of 1.575 rivets.Little historical information is available about the Bamen school. Active as early as the...
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Ni-mai do tosei gusokuSecond half of Edo Period (1615-1867)19th CenturyHeight: 86 cmDuring the 17th Century samurai families used to display a set of helmet and armor, weapons and banners outdoors on the Tango-no-Sekku Festival (The Boy’s Festival), held on the fifth day of the fifth month, designated as an important ceremonial day by the Edo Shogunate Government. Later in the Edo period these items, except for the banners, were moved indoor, on rooms facing the street. The style of displaying varied in accordance and the armors gradually became miniaturized, thus keeping splendid...
Nerikawa Tosei gusokuLeather samurai armor PERIODLate Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century This authentic samurai armor is entirely made of lacquered nerikawa(leather) except for the iron kote. Nerikawa has always been used when building samurai armor in order to diminish its weight, but it is only during the second half of the Edo period that we find full suits made only with this material. Even the helmet, a very nice momonari kabuto decorated with a slander maedate shaped as three bamboo leaves, is made with leather.Both sode are decorated with a large figure of a...
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