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EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
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A KAWARI KABUTO (ECCENTRIC SHAPED HELMET) AND A MENPO
EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
Helmet [kabuto]:
A six-plate iron bowl covered with a lacquer structure formed as a toppei (pointed crown) style jingasa (war hat) with slightly rolled rim, applied with lacquered leather maedate (forecrest) of jyanome-mon (family crest of snake eye)
Neck guard [shikoro]:
A five-tier itajikoro (neck-guard) of black lacquered iron plates, with a small fukigaeshi (turn-back)
Face mask [menpo]:
A russet iron ressei style menpo (face mask), with odayori nokugi (cord hooks) on cheeks, applied with four-tier lacquered iron yodarekake (bib)
Accompanied by a certificate No.12042140 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)
EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
Helmet [kabuto]:
A six-plate iron bowl covered with a lacquer structure formed as a toppei (pointed crown) style jingasa (war hat) with slightly rolled rim, applied with lacquered leather maedate (forecrest) of jyanome-mon (family crest of snake eye)
Neck guard [shikoro]:
A five-tier itajikoro (neck-guard) of black lacquered iron plates, with a small fukigaeshi (turn-back)
Face mask [menpo]:
A russet iron ressei style menpo (face mask), with odayori nokugi (cord hooks) on cheeks, applied with four-tier lacquered iron yodarekake (bib)
Accompanied by a certificate No.12042140 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)
Brought to you by
Takaaki Murakami (村上高明)
Vice President, Specialist and Head of Department