Mid Edo period Edo (1615 – 1867), 18th century
This spectacular helmet is meant to reproduce the cap worn by shinto priests. Of unusual shape, it is built of five iron riveted plates, covered with a textured gold lacquer and embossed with a red “ken” on the back. On the front, a rare triple maedate is supported by three different tsunomoto (supports).
The shikoro is a rare kusari–shikoro made in three sections of chain mail under a wide black-lacquered plate molded as a lotus flower that forms the fukigaeshi. The family crest (kamon) represents a rinpo – the Buddhist wheel of truth.
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Price band: 10,000€ – 25,000€
Menpo is not included
Kabuto for sale. Price on application. Please include item stock number: kab-1218
SOLD
(Inv. #1218)
