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The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
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The Property of a Gentleman
A kawari-kabuto [eccentrically shaped helmet] | Edo period, 18th century
Lot Closed
May 16, 12:13 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a Gentleman
A kawari-kabuto [eccentrically shaped helmet]
Edo period, 18th century
the sabiji-nuri [simulated russet iron] lacquered bowl in the form of a cresting wave (naruto-nami), sabiji-nuri peak, black lacquered turnbacks with encircled mitsu-uroko kamon [triple scale crests], two-tiered black lacquered tiered neck guard laced with spaced lacing in dark blue braid
The bowl to peak: 23 cm., 9 in.
Accompanied by a certificate of registration Kicho Shiryo [Important Object], no. 1314 issued by the Nihon Katchu Bugu Kenkyu Hozon-kai [The Association for the Research and Preservation of Japanese Helmets and Armour], dated Reiwa 5 (2023).
Please note the lot is sold without the display stand illustrated.
For a 17th century example of a kawari-kabuto in the form of a cresting wave in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET), accession number 2018.833.8a, b, go to: