A suji bachi [helmet with raised ridges] | Edo period, 18th century

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A suji bachi [helmet with raised ridges]

Edo period, 18^th century

the black lacquered twelve-plate iron bowl with raised ridges applied with copper-gilt so-fukurin [ornamental border], terminating in a six-stage copper-gilt tehen kanamono of typical chrysanthemum form, plain black lacquer mabisashi [peak] with copper-gilt fukurin, the black lacquer turnbacks applied with copper-gilt and shakudo tomoe-mon [comma-shaped crests], the four tiered black lacquer shikoro [neck guard] with spaced lacing in green braid, gold and red lacquer tataki-nuri edging to the bottom tier, gilt metal maedate [forecrest] in the form of the character kan

The bowl to peak: 30.5 cm., 12 in

The shikoro to peak: 35.2 cm., 13⅞ in.