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Lot 317*
A composite armour Helmet signed Myochin Nobuiye, do signed Myochin Shikibu Muneakira, late Muromachi and Edo Period, early 16th and 18th century
5 November 2009, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £9,000 inc. premium
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Helmet signed Myochin Nobuiye, do signed Myochin Shikibu Muneakira, late Muromachi and Edo Period, early 16th and 18th century
The helmet a sixty two plate russet iron suji bachi with a tosei mabisashi covered in sakura gawa, a three lame o-manju jikoro black lacquered and laced in red sugake odoshi, large fukigaeshi overlaid by pierced gilt metal plates and a rimbo (precious wheel) on the front a large modern gilt dragon maedate. The large chu sode lacquered and laced to match the shikoro. A black lacquered iron menpo with modern hair moustache, good quality russet iron shino gote russet iron shino suneate and black lacquered leather scale haidate. The tatami do of russet iron plates joined by mail, the three main front plates riveted together and engraved with Fudo and his two acolytes Kongara Doji and Seitaka Doji, on the upper right is a tameshi bullet mark, the kusazuri of black lacquered plates and mail mounted on fabric. Together with an armour box and a wood stand. (2).
The helmet a sixty two plate russet iron suji bachi with a tosei mabisashi covered in sakura gawa, a three lame o-manju jikoro black lacquered and laced in red sugake odoshi, large fukigaeshi overlaid by pierced gilt metal plates and a rimbo (precious wheel) on the front a large modern gilt dragon maedate. The large chu sode lacquered and laced to match the shikoro. A black lacquered iron menpo with modern hair moustache, good quality russet iron shino gote russet iron shino suneate and black lacquered leather scale haidate. The tatami do of russet iron plates joined by mail, the three main front plates riveted together and engraved with Fudo and his two acolytes Kongara Doji and Seitaka Doji, on the upper right is a tameshi bullet mark, the kusazuri of black lacquered plates and mail mounted on fabric. Together with an armour box and a wood stand. (2).
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六十二間筋鉢兜 銘明珍信家 不動明王三尊仏彫鉄地胴具足 銘明珍式部紀宗 室町時代後期/江戸時代(16世紀前期/18世紀)
























