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Lot 831

Two Japanese Helmets and Facial Armor

Estimate: $500 - $700

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probably Edo period, daimyo jingasa, gilt family mark, partially upset brim, metal top hardware, 13-7/8 in.; spiked kabuto, butterfly design on fukigaeshi, partial shikoro, fabric chinstrap, 13 in. front to back; traditional mengu half mask, fiber moustache, with yodare-kake, 8-1/2 in.Note:ÿaccording to information supplied by the consignor, the butterfly design on the kabuto signified use in the civil wars by the Oda family Provenance: Collection of Peter Shepherd, Garfield, New Jersey

Condition

tearing and loss to fabric elements, enamel cracking inside mask, loss to gilt, surfaces consistent with age, repairs to daimyo jingasa, chipping to one fukigaeshi, kabuto missing maedateÿ

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