A Hoshi-bachi [helmet with raised rivets] | Edo period, 17th century

Property from a Private Collector

A Hoshi-bachi [helmet with raised rivets]

Edo period, 17^th century 

the iron sixty-two plate bowl with raised rivets, copper-gilt three-tier tehen kanamono of chrysanthemum form, the fukigaeshi [turnbacks] with stenciled Dutch leather and mokko ni chigai takanoha mon [crossed falcon feathers within a melon-shaped crest], the mabisashi [peak] with red lacquer to underside, the black lacquer shikoro [neck guard] with spaced blue lacing, gilt metal kuwagata

Accompanied by a certificate of registration as Tokubetsu Kicho Shiryo [Especially Important Object], no. 1631 issued by the Nihon Katchu Bugu Kenkyu Hozon Kai [Japanese Armour Preservation Society], dated Heisei 28 (2016).

The bowl to peak: 29 cm., 11½ in. 

The shikoro to peak: 33 cm., 13 in.