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EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY), SIGNED MYOCHIN MUNEKATSU SAKU
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A Thirty-Eight Plate Helmet (Suji-Bachi)
Edo period (18th-19th century), signed Myochin Munekatsu saku
The russet-iron bowl constructed of thirty-eight plates and fitted with a five-stage solid-plate neck guard lacquered black and laced in blue, the fukikaeshi (turnbacks) applied with stencilled leather and gilt-copper family crests; with a red-lacquered mempo (half mask) with a three-plate solid neck guard close-laced in blue, the nose piece now missing (2)
Edo period (18th-19th century), signed Myochin Munekatsu saku
The russet-iron bowl constructed of thirty-eight plates and fitted with a five-stage solid-plate neck guard lacquered black and laced in blue, the fukikaeshi (turnbacks) applied with stencilled leather and gilt-copper family crests; with a red-lacquered mempo (half mask) with a three-plate solid neck guard close-laced in blue, the nose piece now missing (2)