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A hoshi-bachi [helmet with standing rivets] — Edo period, 17th - 18th century

A hoshi-bachi [helmet with standing rivets]

Edo period, 17th - 18th century

An ornate iron helmet from the Edo period featuring elaborate chrysanthemum designs, standing rivets, and decorative metalwork including copper-gilt accents. The piece exemplifies the skilled craftsmanship of Japanese armor makers with its multi-layered construction and detailed embellishments.

Medium
the fourteen-plate russet iron bowl of with large, standing rivets, the four-stage tehen kanamono of typical chrysanthemum form, chased and engraved with chrysanthemums and scrolling foliage on a nanako ground, stenciled Dutch leather mabisashi [peak] and fukigaeshi [turnbacks] with copper-gilt fukurin [ornamental border], the turnbacks applied with copper-gilt katabamimon [wood sorrel crests], the black lacquer manju-jhikoro [rounded neck guard] with kebiki odoshi [close-spaced lacing] in dark blue braid, gilt metal maedate [forecrest] in the form of a stylised crescent moon
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour

May 3, 2023

Estimate: $10,000 – $15,000

Lot 22

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A hoshi-bachi [helmet with standing rivets], Edo period, 17th - 18th century

An ornate iron helmet from the Edo period featuring elaborate chrysanthemum designs, standing rivets, and decorative metalwork including copper-gilt accents. The piece exemplifies the skilled craftsmanship of Japanese armor makers with its multi-layered construction and detailed embellishments.

Medium
the fourteen-plate russet iron bowl of with large, standing rivets, the four-stage tehen kanamono of typical chrysanthemum form, chased and engraved with chrysanthemums and scrolling foliage on a nanako ground, stenciled Dutch leather mabisashi [peak] and fukigaeshi [turnbacks] with copper-gilt fukurin [ornamental border], the turnbacks applied with copper-gilt katabamimon [wood sorrel crests], the black lacquer manju-jhikoro [rounded neck guard] with kebiki odoshi [close-spaced lacing] in dark blue braid, gilt metal maedate [forecrest] in the form of a stylised crescent moon
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

17th-18th Century, Metalwork, Decorative Arts, Armor, Samurai, Helmet, Edo Period, Chrysanthemum, Japanese Craftsmanship, Iron