LOT 121 AN IRON HOSHIBACHI KABUTO EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED ...
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细节 AN IRON HOSHIBACHI KABUTOEDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED MYOCHIN KUNINAOHelmet [kabuto]: A russet iron hoshi-bachi kabuto (riveted style helmet) of twenty-four-plate in daienzan form, applied with rin-otori style rivets becoming smaller towards the top of the helmet bowl, large gilt and shakudo hachimanza (decorative fixture at the central aperture) of four-tier with sugake odoshi (spaced lacing) and four hibiki-no-ana (small holes adjacent to protruding rivets with vestiges of textile), the maedate (fore-crest) of a large gilt inome-mon (family crest of boars eyes) Neck guard [shikoro]: A five-tier itajikoro (neck-guard) of black lacquered iron plates, with large fukigaeshi (turn-backs) applied with gilt mitsudomoe-mon (family crest of mitsudomoe)Accompanied by a certificate No.12042143 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)来源: Myochin Kuninao, known for his high quality forged iron, was a master of hoshi-bachi kabuto ("star bowl," alluding to the protruding rivets) as shown on the present lot. His works often show the style with very classic Myochin School artists.
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