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BAMEN TOMONARI (ACTIVE 18TH CENTURY)
An iron hoshi kabuto With Tokubetsu kicho shiryo (Especially Important Material) certificate
Edo period (1615-1869), 18th century no. 1672, issued by the Nihon Katchu Bugu Kenkyu Hozonkai
Constructed of eight russet-iron plates, each with seven rounded (Society for the Preservation of Japanese Armor) dated November
rivets, the helmet profile swelling slightly at the rear of the crown 12, 2017
and with a medial ridge at the top of the front plate, the three-stage
gilt-metal tehen kanamomo formed as a chrysanthemum, the wide $15,000 - 20,000
mabizashi with two large standing rivets, signed horizontally across
the front interior of the bowl Echizen no kuni Toyohara no ju Bamen
Tomonari saku, fitted with a five-stage Hineno-style shikoro lacquered The front edges of each plate are scalloped, visible only on the
black and laced in blue, the bottom edge of the lowest lame trimmed interior of the bowl.
in doe-skin

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