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Momoyama - Edo period, late 16th - early 17th century
A red lacquered iron helmet bowl in the distinctive zunari head-shaped form from the Momoyama-Edo period, featuring an eight-plate construction with a stylized chrysanthemum apex. The piece includes four-tiered neck guards, pale orange braid lacing, and gilt wood forecrests in the form of stylized horns, accompanied by a fitted wood stand.
- Medium
- the Haruta school red lacquered iron bowl in head-shaped form (zunari) with eight plates and seated rivets (zaboshi), the apex comprising of plates to form a stylised chrysanthemum, red lacquered peak and small turnbacks, four-tiered red lacquered neck guard of solid plates (itamono-jikoro) with spaced lacing (sugake odoshi) in pale orange braid, gilt wood forecrest (maedate) in the form of stylised horns (kuwagata), later, accompanied with a fitted wood stand as illustrated
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
The Charlier and Cortina Collection of Exotic Samurai Helmets and Armour
September 21, 2022
Estimate: $7,000 – $10,000
Lot 8
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