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The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
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The Property of a European Collector
A jingasa [war hat] | Edo period, 19th century
Lot Closed
May 10, 03:10 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a European Collector
A jingasa [war hat]
Edo period, 19th century
the lacquered wood jingasa of almost flat, ichimonji form, terminating in a four-stage silvered-copper tehen kanamomo, decorated in gold and black takamaki-e with a three-clawed dragon among clouds, its tail coiled around a suken [straight sword], red lacquer interior
42.2 cm., 16⅝ in. diam.
Koelliker Collection
Guiseppe Piva, Samurai: Opere della Collezione Koelliker e delle Raccolte Extraeuropee del Castello Sforzesco, (Milan, 2009), no. 54, pg. 107.