The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
The Property of a European Collector
Lot Closed
May 10, 02:09 PM GMT
Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a European Collector
A suji-bachi [helmet with raised ridges] and hanbo [half mask]
The helmet signed Kashu ju Juryo Mitsumasa saku (made by Juryo Mitsumasa, a resident of Kaga Province)
Edo period, 18th century
the sixteen plate russet iron bowl with raised ridges of akoda-nari form, Unkai style shinodare [ornamental strips], terminating in a five-stage copper-gilt tehen kanamono, russet iron mabisashi [peak], the fukigaeshi [turnbacks] with embossed leather in Kaga style and applied patinated metal encircled hoshi [star] character crests, the copper-gilt fukurin chased and engraved, two-tiered black and gold lacquer manju jikoro [rounded neck guard] with sugake odoshi [spaced lacing] in dark green braid, the reverse in gold lacquer, gold lacquer maedate [forecrest] in the form of a stylised crescent moon; sabiji-nuri [similated russet iron] lacquered hanbo [half mask], red lacquer interior, three-tiered yodaregake [throat guard] in matching braid, this lot is sold with a wood helmet stand as illustrated
The bowl to peak: 28 cm., 11 in.
The shikoro to peak: 37 cm., 14½ in.
The hanbo: 15 cm., 5⅞ in.
For another example of a russet iron suji-bachi by Juryo Mitsumasa mounted on an armour in the collection of the Denver Art Museum, accession number 1978.225.1-12, go to: