AN IRON KABUTO AND MENPO

AN IRON KABUTO AND MENPO
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
The fourteen-plate bowl with a large five-tiered tehen kanamono of chrysanthemum form, the lowest tier of a lobed star shape, the central plates with rivets incorporated into an applied and neatly incised arrow design, the front plate with three rivets and the back plate with two, the helmet further with a mabizashi with patterned textile and metal fittings, large square fukigaeshi, and a plain two-lame shikoro with blue silk lacing. The menpo with a removable nose plate above the applied mustache and three-lame yodarekake with silk lacing and finely chased gilt-metal openwork fittings in the form of kiku-flowerheads amid scrolling vines.
HEIGHT 27 cm (the helmet incl. shikoro) and 28 cm (the menpo incl. yodarekake)
Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear, minor chips, few minor losses, small dents.