A KAWARI KABUTO (ECCENTRICALLY SHAPED HELMET) AND A MENPO
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
Helmet [kabuto]:
The russet-iron bowl of individual plates each with a single domed rivet coiling anticlockwise towards the apex as a conch shell, the plates and rivets reducing in size to give the impression of a coiled dragon, the surface decorated with dragons and clouds in silver and gold nunome (overlay), the mabisashi (peak) with a haraidate (crest holder)
Neck guard [shikoro]:
The black lacquered close fitting Hineno-jikoro (neck guard) of kiritsuke-kozane (imitation lamellae) with yellow kebiki-odoshi (close lacing).
Face mask [menpo]:
The russet-iron Nara-style mask with hair moustache and chin tuft and copper teeth, with a four-lame yodarekake (bib) of black lacquered iron itamono (plates) with yellow kebiki-odoshi (close lacing)
A KAWARI KABUTO (ECCENTRICALLY SHAPED HELMET) AND A MENPO
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
Helmet [kabuto]:
The russet-iron bowl of individual plates each with a single domed rivet coiling anticlockwise towards the apex as a conch shell, the plates and rivets reducing in size to give the impression of a coiled dragon, the surface decorated with dragons and clouds in silver and gold nunome (overlay), the mabisashi (peak) with a haraidate (crest holder)
Neck guard [shikoro]:
The black lacquered close fitting Hineno-jikoro (neck guard) of kiritsuke-kozane (imitation lamellae) with yellow kebiki-odoshi (close lacing).
Face mask [menpo]:
The russet-iron Nara-style mask with hair moustache and chin tuft and copper teeth, with a four-lame yodarekake (bib) of black lacquered iron itamono (plates) with yellow kebiki-odoshi (close lacing)
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