An iron suji kabuto
Edo period (late 18th century)
A forty-two plate tenkokuzan kabuto in russet iron, with an exaggerated swell on the fore-crown, with a four-stage iron tehen kanemono, the bowl fitted with a five lame Hineno shikoro lacquered black and laced in blue, terminating in small fukigaeshi applied with stenciled doe skin and shakudo and gilt heraldic crests; the inside of the shikoro lacquered gold
Estimate: US$ 4,000 – 6,000
€3,000 – 4,400
£2,500 – 3,700