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HELMETS AND MASKS
Various Properties

89 Provenance
A SUJIBACHI KABUTO (HELMET) Seiji Matsumoto collection.
By Saotome Ienari, Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century
The 62-plate russet-iron bowl mounted with a six-stage ornate tehen Published and illustrated
kanamono in mixed metal and a gilt kasa-jirushi-no-kan, to the front Orikasa Teruo, Saotome-ha kabuto shashinshu (Saotome-Style
a russet iron mabisashi with gilt fukurin mounted with a gilt-copper Helmets), Tokyo, 1984, p.61, no.28.
kuwagata dai, kuwagata and an associated gilt-wood sun maedate,
the iron five-lame komanju jikoro black-lacquered and laced in green Accompanied by a certificate issued by the Nihon Katchu Bugu
sugake odoshi, large fukigaeshi leather covered with gilt fukurin and Kenkyu Hozonkai (Society for the Study and Preservation of Japanese
a gilt moon crest, signed Joshu no ju Saotome Ienari; together with a Armour) dated 17 November 1996, authenticating the helmet as
wood stand and storage box. (7). Tokubetsu kicho shiryo (Especially Precious Reference Piece).

£15,000 - 20,000
JPY2,200,000 - 3,000,000
US$20,000 - 26,000

46 | BONHAMS 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.