Lot Essay
Similar pieces are illustrated in Kang-Chil, Lee, Korean Armour (Bunka Kohobu, 1987), p.88, p.93, o.191 and colour plate, 36.
17TH CENTURY
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AN IRON KOREAN HELMET WITH NECK GUARD
17th Century
The two construction casque of rounded conical form finished with a simple finial, the peak support attached by rivets, a tulip-shaped blue cotton neck guard embroidered with foliage and thin iron pieces sewn in the centre part, with scattered flat rivets, (restored)
17th Century
The two construction casque of rounded conical form finished with a simple finial, the peak support attached by rivets, a tulip-shaped blue cotton neck guard embroidered with foliage and thin iron pieces sewn in the centre part, with scattered flat rivets, (restored)