A KAWARI KABUTO (ECCENTRIC SHAPED HELMET) WITH A FACE MASK

A KAWARI KABUTO (ECCENTRIC SHAPED HELMET) WITH A FACE MASK
EDO PERIOD (17TH-18TH CENTURY)
Helmet [kabuto]: Five-plate iron bowl covered with a lacquer structure formed as a butterfly, the antennae and body of the butterfly raised relief and the wings protruding from the back of the helmet, prominent eyebrows hammered up from the bowl above the peak
Neck guard [shikoro]: four-tier manju-jikoro (neck guard) with blue lacing, the fukigaeshi (turn-backs) clad with gold lacquer
Face mask [menpo]: a lacquered iron menpo (half mask) with detachable nose, deeply-wrinkled cheeks, with four-tier yodare-kake (bib) of kittsukezane