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AN IRON HELMET AND MENPO A RARE BULLET-TESTED OWARI KABUTO
Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo (1615-1868) period,
The helmet bowl Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo (1615-1868) period, Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo (1615-1868) period,
The helmet bowl Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo (1615-1868) period,
17th to 19th century
16th-17th century , the menpo and wakidate later 17th to 19th century
16th-17th century, the menpo and wakidate later
The simple bowl constructed of six russet-iron plates banded by a The heavy six-plate helmet bowl constructed of iron and covered in a
koshimaki plate with a peak mabizashi, the five-lame Hineno-jikoro russet-brown lacquer with an ishime finish, the plates coming together
lacquered red and laced in blue sugake style lacing, the later wakidate on the top forming forming a slight concave, the exposed rivets adorned
lacquered gold and formed as flames; the red-lacquer menpo forged in two with floral kirigane (decorative washers), the gold-lacquer fukurin meeting
sections with deep wrinkles and flanges before the ears, applied with a stiff at the six-stage chrysanthemum gilt-copper, brass, and shakudo tehen
bristle mustache and chin tuft and a three lame yodarekeke laced in blue kanamono, the copper maedate formed as ginger roots and a plum-
With a Tokubetsu kicho shiryo (Important material) certificate no. 1634 blossom heraldic crest; the five-lame russet-lacquer shikoro laced in blue
issued by the Nihon Katchu Bugu Kenkyu Hozonkai (Society for the Study with the lowest lame in lacquered leather, and small fukigaeshi decorated
and Preservation of Arms and Armor), dated November 13, 2016 with heraldic crests of three chevrons within a circle in gold lacquer
With a Tokubetsu Kicho Shiryo (Especially Important Material) certificate
$6,000 - 8,000 issued by the Nihon Katchu Bugu Kenkyu Hozon Kai (Society for the Study
and Preservation of Japanese Armor)
$6,000 - 8,000
This helmet features clear evidence of tameshi (bullet tests) in five different
places. The design, heavy construction, and decorative washers are all
typical of helmets produced by armor smiths in Owari Province from the
Momoyama to the early Edo period.

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