Samurai helmet "kabuto" , Edo period (1603-1868) · Japan · ID: 3050856
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2013)
Description
iron, lacquer, textile lacing, base
Twelve-plate “kabuto” with “maedate” made from gold-laquered wood; helmet crown (“tehen kanamono”) in four layers; visor (“mabizashi”) and lateral protective elements (“fukigaeshi”) with fine suede covering, the latter bearing family crest (“mon”); four-part neck guard (“shikoro”) with tight lacing of blue and beige braid
Comes with: half mask “menpo” made of two separate iron plates, the removable nose piece fastened with small hooks; neck protector (“yodarekake”) made of three lacquered iron plates (“itamono”), h: 22 cm
The object Samurai helmet “kabuto” , Edo period (1603-1868) with the object ID 3050856 was last part of the auction 102nd Auction at April 13, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 100 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,500.
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Comparing literature
Barbier-Mueller, J. Gabriel & Roger Diederen (ed.), Samurai, Pracht des japanischen Rittertums, München 2019