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A MYOCHIN STYLE IRON KAWARI KABUTO IN THE FORM OF A TENGU
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2023年12月01日 开拍 / 2023年11月29日 截止委托
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A MYOCHIN STYLE IRON KAWARI KABUTO IN THE FORM OF A TENGU

Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) or later

Constructed of eight plates riveted together forming a broad helmet bowl with a low profile, the front plate hammered and carved to form the face of a fierce tengu, the eyebrows boldly carved in swirling whorls above black and gold lacquered eyes, the mabizashi in the form of the tengu’s beak with pierced nostrils for ventilation, flanked by lacquered fukigaeshi, each with a mon (crest) of three wavy stripes, all above the five-lame shikoro lacquered brown to the exterior and gold to the interior.

HEIGHT 27 cm, WIDTH 32 cm
WEIGHT 2,177 g

Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, light surface scratches, the lacquer with expected age cracks as well as minor flaking and rubbing.

Kawari kabuto (lit. ‘transformed helmet’) refers to strange or eccentric helmets. During the Momoyama period of intense civil warfare, kabuto were made to a simpler design lacking many of the ornamental features of earlier helmets. To offset the plain, utilitarian form of the new helmet, and to provide visibility and presence on the battlefield, armorers began to build fantastic shapes on top of the simple helmets in harikake (papier-maché mixed with lacquer over a wooden armature), though some were constructed entirely of iron. These shapes mimicked forms from Japanese culture and mythology, including fish, cow horns, the head of the god of longevity, bolts of silk, head scarves, Ichi-no-Tani canyon, and axe heads, among many others. Some forms were realistically rendered, while others took on a very futuristic, modernist feel.

Auction comparison:
Compare a closely related iron kawari kabuto in the form of a tengu, dated 18th century, by Myochin Yoshisuke, at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 28 October 2020, Vienna, lot 85 (sold for EUR 20,224).

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拍品估价:7,500 - 15,000 欧元 起拍价格:7,500 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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