Kawari Kabuto Samurai Helmet Home Decor

Description

An authentic, home display (smaller scale), Kawari Kabuto-Samurai helmet with family/clan crest and deer antlers on the Maedate (front)
Japanese … more An authentic, home display (smaller scale), Kawari Kabuto-Samurai helmet with family/clan crest and deer antlers on the Maedate (front)
Japanese helmets or kabuto consist of a helmet bowl or hachi to which is attached a neck guard or shikoro. Early examples have an almost hemispherical bowl of about ten iron plates arranged like the gores of a cap. The edges of the plates were turned up to form a small flange covered by a gilt rim that added to the stiffness.
The Japanese word "kawari" can be translated in many ways: unusual, extraordinary, eccentric, strange. When we associate it with the Japanese word "kabuto" - helmet - all of these are true.
Material: metal.
Dimensions: 12.5 in L x 9 in W x 13 in H.
Provenance: Nagasaki prefecture, private collection.
Heavy item.
Condition: very good for age, minor, inherent flaws.
Interested buyers are highly encouraged to ask all necessary questions before their purchase. Thank you. less