Samurai helmet "kabuto" , Edo period (1603-1868) · Japan · ID: 3048787
sold
EUR 2,500
Provenance
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2015)Size
H: 29 cm
H: 11.4 inch
Description
iron, lacquer, lacing, fabric, wood,
Thirty-two-plate “kabuto” with “maedate” in the shape of a thunderbolt “kongo” (ritual instrument and symbol of tantric Buddhism) made of gilded wood. Neck guard (“shikoro”) made of four metal plates (“itamono”), lateral protective elements (“fukigaeshi”) with family “mon”.
The object Samurai helmet “kabuto” , Edo period (1603-1868) with the object ID 3048787 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 9 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.
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