Bamen school, Momoyama period, ca. 1600Signature: Echizen (no) Kuni Toyohara-jū Masayuki 越前国豊原住正行Little historical information is available about the Bamen school. Active as early as the end of the Muromachi period (1333-1573) in Echizen province (northwestern Japan) first in Toyohara and later in Maruoka, they began signing their kabuto using the name "Bamen" after they served in the field for Honda Narishige during the 1615 siege of Osaka. Armor production continued until towards the end of the Edo period, when the crisis involving all armorers forced the school's...
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Kakukuzin-nari kawari kabutoHelmet shaped as a cloth headgearMid Edo Period (1615-1867) 18th century The kakuzukin, or squared cap, was formed by a rectangular cloth folded and sewn along the sides. The decoration over the iron bowl imitating this headgear is made in harikake, a mixture of papier-maché and lacquer that results light and solid at the same time. The last plate of the neck guard (shikoro) on this helmet is lacquered in gold.Harikake had been used during the Momoyama period (1573-1715) when generals begun to wear large helmets shaped with unusual and extravagant...
62-plate samurai helmetHaruta school, Edo period17th-18th century A lamellar helmet consisting of sixty-two plates joined with five rows of rivets. The surface is lacquered with black urushi, while the sujitate, the folded parts of each lamella, are lacquered in gold.This color contrast is reminiscent of the akoda-nari type helmets produced by the Haruta school since the Kamakura period. The sinuous curves of all parts of the helmet are also typical of the production of this school, which remained active until the Edo period. Both the swelled tenkokuzan shape of the bowl, and the...
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