A Joshu-school helmet with raised rivets (koboshi-bachi), Japan, Muromachi period, 16th century

A Joshu school helmet with raised rivets (koboshi-bachi)

Japan, Muromachi period, 16th century

the black lacquered sixty-two plate iron bowl with raised rivets, terminating in a five-stage copper tehen kanamono of typical stylised chrysanthemum form, the black lacquer peak with sanbyo no hoshi rivets, black lacquer turnbacks, gold lacquer fukurin [ornamental border], five-tiered black lacquer solid plate neck guard with spaced lacing in blue braid, black lacquer interior, the gold and black lacquered wood maedate [forecrest] in the form of bonji [Sanskrit character] before stylised crescent moon and cloud 

Height of the bowl 22.5 cm, 8⅞ in.

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Casque avec rivets saillants (koboshi-bachi), Japon, époque Muromachi, XVIe siècle