A Nanban Kabuto [Helmet]
拍品 129 The Dolphyn Collection of Samurai Art

A Nanban Kabuto [Helmet]

Edo period (17th - 18th century)

已結束2016年12月8日

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A Nanban Kabuto [Helmet]
Edo period (17th - 18th century)
The russet iron helmet formed essentially from two major side pieces and a frontal piece, worked and hammered with raised curved ridges giving a feeling of flowing motion to the helmet, iron fukurin [edging] at fore and rear cover the major joints, four vertical curved rows of cylindrical studs intimate the decorative rivets of the traditional Japanese hoshi-bachi on a piece which would otherwise have had a more European ambiance

專家說明

The decorative wave-form surround to the bottom edge of the bowl is also found on the Nanban-inspired work of the 16th and 17th century helmet makers of Saika in Kii province. A gold-rimmed ‘boar’s eye’ heart-shaped aperture at the crown would probably have held a decorative bow. The red lacquered five-tiered iron plate Hineno-style shikoro [neck guard] has fukikaeshi [turned -back portions] with gilt fukurin and applied gilt Shonai katabami mon [woodsorrel family crest].