A fine Saotome suji-bachi [helmet with raised ridges] | Signed Joshu no Ju Saotome Ieno (Saotome Ieno, a resident of Hitachi Province) | Edo period, 17th century

Property from the Collection of Per Terje Norheim

A fine Saotome suji-bachi [helmet with raised ridges]

Signed Joshu no Ju Saotome Ieno (Saotome Ieno, a resident of Hitachi Province)

Edo period, 17^th century

the sixty-two plate russet iron bowl with raised ridges, four-tier copper-gilt tehen kanamono, the large turnbacks inlaid in shibuichi with maru ni mitsu hinata kikko mon [encircled triple tortoise shell crests] on a nanako ground, the printed Dutch leather surrounded by copper-gilt fukurin [ornamental border], two-tiered black lacquer neck guard with spaced lacing in dark blue braid. copper-gilt maedate [forecrest] in the form of a katsuma cross

The bowl to peak: 29 cm., 10 in.

Please note this lot is sold without the helmet display stand.