Casque samouraï "kabuto", période Edo (1603-1868) ·  Japon · ID: 3048785

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”).