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A RARE 32-PLATE MOMONARI SUJI-BACHI
KABUTO [HELMET]
EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY
三十二間桃形筋鉢兜、江戸時代、17世紀

the russet iron kabuto formed of thirty two parallel plates with
a central raised rim, gilt maedate [forecrest] in the form of
the sun, mabisashi [peak] with undulating cord-rimmed edge,
applied eyebrows, five tier kittsuke-zane shikoro with black
sugake-odoshi lacing, the fukigaeshi [turnbacks] with crossed
oak-leaf mon
£ 3,000-4,000
€ 3,400-4,550 US$ 3,950-5,300

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A ZUNARI KABUTO [HELMET]
EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY
頭形兜、江戸時代、17世紀
a russet iron plate, zunari kabuto, with zaboshi and applied
hanabishi the mabisashi [peak] with embossed wrinkles and
eyebrows, five tier itazane shikoro [neckguard] with dark blue
sugake-odoshi lacing, the fukigaeshi [turnbacks] with applied
silver yotsu meyi mon
£ 4,000-6,000
€ 4,550-6,800 US$ 5,300-7,900

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A RARE OKITENUGUI KABUTO [HELMET]
MOMOYAMA PERIOD, LATE 16TH CENTURY,
SIGNED KISHU UJI JU NAGAHISA
置手拭兜、桃山時代、16世紀後期、銘
the heavy russet iron plate okitenugui kabuto with rounded
zaboshi, riveted eyebrows, the mabisashi [peak] and fukigaeshi
[turnbacks] with stencilled leather and gilt engraved fukurin,
applied gilt karashishi and peony to mabisashi, six-tier itazane
shikoro [neckguard], mitsudomoe mon to fukigaeshi

£ 10,000-15,000
€ 11,300-16,900 US$ 13,200-19,800

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