A RUSSET-IRON SOFUKURIN AKODA-NARI SUJI KABUTO Muromachi (1333-1573) or Momoyama (1573-1615) period, 16th/17th century

A RUSSET-IRON SOFUKURIN AKODA-NARI SUJI KABUTO

Muromachi (1333-1573) or Momoyama (1573-1615) period, 16th/17th century

The tall helmet bowl constructed of twelve vertical plates, each ridge fitted with gilt
fukurin, the front plate applied with a single
shinodare decorative strip running down from a four-stage
shakudo tehen kanamono, the
mabizashi finished with a scalloped edge and lacquered red on the underside, fitted with a gilt-brass
kuwagata and
ken maedate, the five-lame Hineno
jikoro ending in small
fukigaeshi lacquered lack and laced in dark blue


8 1/4in (20.9cm) wide (across the helmet bowl)

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