Black-lacquer Do-Maru and Myochin-school Kabuto.Helmet attributed to Muneyasu (Myochin Muneyasu), Mu
Black-lacquer Do-Maru and Myochin-school Kabuto.Helmet attributed to Muneyasu (Myochin Muneyasu), Muromachi period, 15th-16th century, armor Edo period (18th century)Constructed of lacquered-leather scales and elegantly laced in white, green and orange in vertical configuration. A sixteen-plate russet-iron suji Kabuto constructed of broad plates worked on the surface to a rough texture, the flanges fitted with gilt-copper fukurin and surmounted by a four-stage gilt-copper tehen kanamono, the mabisashi applied with stenciled doe skin, trimmed in gilt-metal fukurin and fitted with gilt-metal kuwagata dai pierce carved with chrysanthemums and floral scroll and supporting a gilt-metal kuwagata and a large disc maedate, the bowl fitted with a wide three-lame omanju jikoro and a full fukigaeshi applied with stenciled doe skin and gilt-metal family crests; the do-maru lacquered with a “stone finish” mounted with gilt-copper hardware, some of it carved with paulownia crests on a nanako ground, the munaita applied with stenciled doe skin decorated with the Sanskrit character for Fudo Myo-o, the wakiita applied with gilt leather, seven sections of four-lame kusazari -- source link
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