Samurai helmet "kabuto", Edo period (1603-1868) · Japan · ID: 3048785
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”).
The object Samurai helmet “kabuto”, Edo period (1603-1868) with the object ID 3048785 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 10 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,000.
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