Samurai helmet "kabuto" with half mask "menpõ", Edo period (1603-1868) ·  Japan · ID: 3048792

Description

iron, lacquer, wood, lacing, feathers, rest, traces of scratches

High domed, lacquered helmet with curved, crested central ridge; fancy “maedate” in the shape of an inverted heart with seven arrows inserted in a radiating arrangement; small ears of lacquered leather with family “mon” made of gilt bronze. Neck guard “shikoro” of six lacquered metal plates “itamono”.

Half mask “menpõ”, two-part, iron, with five-piece neck guard “yodarekake”.

The object Samurai helmet “kabuto” with half mask “menpõ”, Edo period (1603-1868) with the object ID 3048792 was part of the auction 98th Auction on March 26, 2022. The object with the lot number 11 achieved a sales price of EUR 5,500 with an asking price of EUR 2,500.

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