Casque samouraï "kabuto", période Edo (1603-1868)
Japon
Vendu
2 500 €
Provenance
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2015)Taille
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”.