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Lot 1011
An iron momonari kabuto Edo period (17th century)
8 October 2013, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$20,000 inc. premium
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An iron momonari kabuto
Edo period (17th century)
Constructed of six russet-iron plates riveted together and decorated on the sides with large centipedes carved in sunken relief and finished in silver and gold nunomezogan, the medial ridge pierced with three holes and the mabizashi embossed with wrinkles and eyebrows, fitted with a five-lame solid shikoro lacquered russet brown and laced in green blue and orange sugake odoshi, the fukigaeshi applied with silver Tachibana family crests, the front adorned with a later dramatic black and red lacquer centipede maedate
Constructed of six russet-iron plates riveted together and decorated on the sides with large centipedes carved in sunken relief and finished in silver and gold nunomezogan, the medial ridge pierced with three holes and the mabizashi embossed with wrinkles and eyebrows, fitted with a five-lame solid shikoro lacquered russet brown and laced in green blue and orange sugake odoshi, the fukigaeshi applied with silver Tachibana family crests, the front adorned with a later dramatic black and red lacquer centipede maedate