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A KAWARI KABUTO (HELMET)
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
The iron helmet bowl built up with harikaki, black lacquered to
represent a shachihoko, the mythical dragon fish seen as roof end
tiles on castles and temples as protection against fire, boldly modelled
with scales and an extremely curled tail, on either side of the head
curled fins, the lips on the wide mouth red lacquered, a red-lacquered
tongue curling up under the nose, the gilt metal eyes, to the rear an
iron itamono Hineno jikoro, black-lacquered and laced in blue kebiki
odoshi; unsigned.

£6,000 - 8,000
JPY910,000 - 1,200,000
US$8,500 - 11,000

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