KAMAKURA PERIOD (EARLY 14TH CENTURY)

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A Hoshibachi [Helmet with Standing Rivets]
Kamakura Period (Early 14th century)
The fine eighteen-plate russet iron bowl with large rivets reducing in size towards the top, the large tehen [hole at the top] fitted with a contemporary four-stage mount, the lower stage pierced with a design of chrysanthemum blossom and leaves with some gilding remaining, the rear plate pierced to take a kasajirushi no kan [ring], the convex peak mounted at the front and surmounted by a haraidate [forecrest-holder], the original leather covering missing but still retaining all the original retaining rivets, the koshimaki [lower horizontal plate] a later addition, fitted with iron rings for the chin cord

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Lot Essay

Kamakura period helmets, particularly those retaining so much of their original mounting, are rare. When first used the bowl would have been fitted with a flush lining, with the chin-cord secured to loops passing through the four holes at the sides, but when it was remounted for use at a later date a conventional lining was added and the chin cord attached to the new koshimaki.

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