The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
Property from an Important Private European Collection
Lot Closed
May 16, 12:04 PM GMT
Estimate
26,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important Private European Collection
A rare shinomi-nari kabuto [high conical helmet]
Momoyama period, late 16th century
the six-plate iron bowl of high conical form with raised rivets, copper-gilt fukurin, lacquered iron turnbacks with arrow mon, the maedate in the form of a shikami, in gold and black lacquered wood, the shikoro iron covered in leather, the underside in black lacquer
33 cm., 13 in. wide
Please note the lot is sold without the display stand illustrated.