A FOUR PLATE HELMET
A FOUR PLATE HELMET

EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)

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A FOUR PLATE HELMET
Edo Period (18th Century)
The simple bowl constructed with four vertical plates ending in a low medial ridge and fitted with a simple rounded horizontal peak, the heavy bowl gold lacquered with a black lacquer disc to the front and fitted with a simple black lacquered elongated "horseshoe" crest [tentsuki mayedate], five lame close fitting neckguard of iron false lamellae [kirituske kozane] laced with dark blue close lacing

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