A suji-bachi [helmet with raised ridges] | Signed Joshu ju Saotome Iesada (Saotome Iesada, a resident of Hitachi Province) | Edo period, early 17th century

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A suji-bachi [helmet with raised ridges]

Signed Joshu ju Saotome Iesada (Saotome Iesada, a resident of Hitachi Province)

Edo period, early 17^th century 

the sixty-two plate iron bowl with raised ridges, terminating in a three-stage silvered copper tehen kanamono of horin [dharmacakra; dharma wheel] form, plain russet iron mabisashi [peak] and fukigaeshi [turnbacks] with copper-gilt fukurin [ornamental border], the two tiered russet iron itamono-jikoro [neck guard with solid plates] with sugake odoshi [space-lacing] in green braid, unusually attached to the bowl with patinated metal fasteners, the bronze, iron and copper-gilt maedate [forecrest] realistically rendered in the form of an articulated dragonfly

The bowl to peak: 30 cm., 11¾ in. 

The shikoro to peak: 35 cm., 13¾ in. 

Please note this lot is sold with a metal helmet stand, but not the wood stand illustrated.