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131 A BOYS’ FESTIVAL HELMET
66 | BONHAMS Taisho (1912-1926) or
Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century
The russet-iron bowl elaborately mounted
in shihojiro style, the front, back, and sides
covered with decorative plates, on the top
an elaborate tehen kanamono, on the front
a kuwagata-dai and kuwagata and a dragon
maedate clutching a jewel, the omanju style
shikoro gold-lacquered and red-laced in kebiki
style, large fukigaeshi leather-covered with
gilt chrysanthemum crests, unsigned; with a
black-lacquered six-legged storage box and a
wood stand. (6).

£1,800 - 2,500
JPY250,000 - 340,000
US$2,200 - 3,100

131*

A BOYS’ FESTIVAL HELMET
Taisho (1912-1926) or
Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century
The russet-iron hoshibachi helmet in early
style with large rivets and a large tehen
and tehen kanamono mounted in nihojiro
style, the front and back plates covered in
silvered plates and gilt shinodare, the sharply
downturned peak with a kuwagata-dai, a large
kuwagata and a gilt-wood dragon maedate,
the omanju-jikoro black-lacquered and laced
in red kebiki odoshi, the large fukigaeshi
leather-covered with a large floral motif in
shakudo and gilt, unsigned; with a black-
lacquered and six-legged storage box and a
wood stand. (6).

£1,500 - 2,000
JPY210,000 - 280,000
US$1,900 - 2,500

132
A YASURIME MENPO (MASK)
Mid Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
A russet-iron surface engraved with parallel
lines, the nose detachable and with odayori-
no-kugi on the cheeks, a wide mouth with
silvered teeth, a broad red-lacquered upper
lip, a hair moustache and chin tuft; the five-
lame yodarekake of iron kiritsuke kozane
lacquered black and laced in blue kebiki
odoshi; unsigned.

£5,000 - 6,000
JPY690,000 - 830,000
US$6,200 - 7,400

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.