AN IRON SUJIBACHI KABUTO
Lot 117

AN IRON SUJIBACHI KABUTO

MOMOYAMA PERIOD (LATE 16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY) , SIGNED ODA YOSHISHIGE

Closed20 September 2022

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USD 12,000–15,000

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AN IRON SUJIBACHI KABUTO
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (LATE 16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY) , SIGNED ODA YOSHISHIGE
Helmet [kabuto]:
A thirty-two-plate russet iron sujikabuto (ridged helmet), with six-tier hachimanza (decorative component at the apex of the helmet bowl) of iron, shibuichi and gilt, with iron shinodare (two sets of pendant arrow shaped decorative pieces), the sweeping expansive mabisashi (brim) with incised shibuichi (copper alloy) edging and clad with kinkarakawa (gilt decorated ornamental leather)

Neck guard [shikoro]:
The large double fukigaeshi (turn-backs) clad with kinkarakawa (gilt decorated ornamental leather) and applied with silver agarifuji-mon (family crest of wisteria), underside of koshimaki lacquered in gilt

Accompanied by a certificate No.12042141 as Kisho tokubetsu hozon (Rare and especially worth of preservation) issued by the Kokusai Nihon Kachu Bugu Shinko Kyokai (International Society for the Promotion of Japanese Armor)