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HARUTA IETSUGU (ACTIVE 17th century) A 32-plate Haruta school suji kabuto and a hanbo
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century
27 October 2021, 10:00 EDT
New YorkUS$5,000 - US$7,000
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HARUTA IETSUGU (ACTIVE 17th century)
A 32-plate Haruta school suji kabuto and a hanbo
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century
The russet-iron helmet constructed of 32 plates assembled in a goshozan profile, each standing flange folded over on itself in suji makikomi technique, the front and rear central plates decorated with iron shinodare and the crown with a two-stage iron tehen kanamono, the mabizashi trimmed with a copper fukurin, the bowl mounted with a five-lame Hineno jikoro lacquered back and laced in maroon; the russet-iron hanbo with two cord pegs and a central spout on the chin for expelling sweat, fitted with a three-lame yodarekake, with a red-lacquer signature (effaced)
6 1/2in high (16.5cm) high, the helmet only
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century
The russet-iron helmet constructed of 32 plates assembled in a goshozan profile, each standing flange folded over on itself in suji makikomi technique, the front and rear central plates decorated with iron shinodare and the crown with a two-stage iron tehen kanamono, the mabizashi trimmed with a copper fukurin, the bowl mounted with a five-lame Hineno jikoro lacquered back and laced in maroon; the russet-iron hanbo with two cord pegs and a central spout on the chin for expelling sweat, fitted with a three-lame yodarekake, with a red-lacquer signature (effaced)
6 1/2in high (16.5cm) high, the helmet only
Footnotes
For a discussion on Haruta Ietsugu, see Kei Kaneda Chappelear, Japanese Armor Makers for the Samurai, Tokyo, Miyoshi Printing Co., 1987, pp. 190-191.