Samurai helmet "kabuto", Edo period (1603-1868)
Japan
sold
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2014)Size
H: 43 cm
H: 16.9 inch
Description
iron, lacquer, silk, lacing,
Iron helmet bowl, coated with black and gold lacquer, crowned by a volute-shaped scrolled decorative element (papier-mâché), with broad visor (“mabizashi”) and curved-back protective elements on the sides (“fukigaeshi”). Neck guard (“shikoro”) made of five black lacquered plates (“itamono”).