Lot Essay
For a saddle with European playing card decoration, see lot 272.
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EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
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A Lacquer War Hat (Jingasa) with a Nanban Design
Edo period (17th century)
Decorated with floral heraldic crests containing European-style letters surrounding a central Buddhist wheel containing a cross, and designs from European playing cards includng a sun containing a cross, three swords behind a lozenge and three crossed quivers all against a black-lacquer ground, the crown applied with a bronze disc formed as a snowflake, the rim banded with a bronze strip
13½in. (34.2cm.) diameter
Edo period (17th century)
Decorated with floral heraldic crests containing European-style letters surrounding a central Buddhist wheel containing a cross, and designs from European playing cards includng a sun containing a cross, three swords behind a lozenge and three crossed quivers all against a black-lacquer ground, the crown applied with a bronze disc formed as a snowflake, the rim banded with a bronze strip
13½in. (34.2cm.) diameter