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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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A Group of Six Iron War Hats (Jingasa)
Edo period (19th century)
The first hammered with two confronted dragons, the underside lacquered red; the second constructed of eight plates and imitating a Chinese hat, with a swirling dragon roundel hammered out on the front; the third of eight-plates imitating a Chinese hat with a large demon hammered out on the front, underside lacquered gold; the fourth hammered with a swirling dragon in clouds, the details in gilt and shakudo, underside lacquered red with two family crests; the fifth with a swirling dragon in clouds, the eyes picked out in gilt; the sixth with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl, underside lacquered red
The largest 18¼in. (46.4cm.) diameter (6)
Edo period (19th century)
The first hammered with two confronted dragons, the underside lacquered red; the second constructed of eight plates and imitating a Chinese hat, with a swirling dragon roundel hammered out on the front; the third of eight-plates imitating a Chinese hat with a large demon hammered out on the front, underside lacquered gold; the fourth hammered with a swirling dragon in clouds, the details in gilt and shakudo, underside lacquered red with two family crests; the fifth with a swirling dragon in clouds, the eyes picked out in gilt; the sixth with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl, underside lacquered red
The largest 18¼in. (46.4cm.) diameter (6)