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675
A RUSSET-IRON SUJI-KABUTO AND MENPO
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The 32-plate bowl swelling at the front and mounted with a four-lame
tehen kanamono and a mabizashi lacquered black, the five-lame shikoro
lacquered black and applied with boar’s bristles along the lowest lame and
terminating in elongated fukigaeshi embellished with orange lacing; the
black-lacquer menpo with a prominent chin and applied with a stiff bristle
mustache, the four-lame yodarekake decorated to match the shikoro
$4,500 - 5,500
676
A KOBOSHI KABUTO
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
Constructed of 62 plates riveted together with the rivets left standing
along the back edge of each plate, getting gradually smaller in size as they
approach the crown, the helmet profile with a gentle slope at the front and a
slight depression at the crown, mounted with a four-stage gilt and shakudo
tehen kanamono, the mabizashi and fukigaeshi applied with stencilled
leather and decorative lacing, the three-lame shikoro laced in dark blue and
applied with gilt hardware on the front edge, pieces with inome and with
chrysanthemum bosses
677 $4,500 - 5,500

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