Composite helmet "kabuto" with face protection "hoate" and neck protection "yodarekake", late Edo period, 19th century

Description

helmet with rivets, visor “mabizashi” and lateral protective elements “fukigaeshi”, iron, black lacquer cover, bronze, crescent-shaped helmet ornament “maedate”, brass, inside lined with leather;

half mask “hoate” (chin and cheek protection), iron, black/ red lacquer, moustache (horse hair), rest.

neck protector “yodarekake”, three pieces, iron, lacquered, blue wire