War Helmet Set Called Kabuto With Mempo And Maedate - Japan - Edo Period (1603–1868)

KABUTO WAR HELMET set with mempo and maedate
Suji-bachi type
Japan - Edo period (1603-1868)
Lacquer, metal, wood, silk laces and horsehair

Suji-bachi type kabuto featuring a helmet (hachi) with 38 radiating blades, a three-stage tehen and a pair of short, lacquered side wings (fukigaeshi) decorated with môn. The front of the helmet features a removable wooden ornament called a maedate. It features a lacquered wooden lyre.
The neck cover (shikiro), articulated with five slats, is particularly large.
The interior is lined with its own fabric.

The kabuto is completed with a natural iron facial protector, called a mempo; the nose is removable; it wears a light horsehair moustache and the teeth are gilded. The interior is lacquered red. His gorgerin has four blades.

The kabuto is a traditional object in Japanese culture. An integral part of military armor, it was worn by high-ranking samurai.

Overall good condition.

Sold with its base.

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