Lot 430 A toppai-nari kabuto [high-sided helmet] and a mempo [mask], Japan, Edo period, 18th century

A toppai-nari kabuto [high-sided helmet] and a mempo [mask], Japan, Edo period, 18th century

EUR 10,000

10,000 - 15,000 EUR

未知

Overall this helmet is in good condition with some slight surface wear, the finial possibly a replacement, the lacquer underside of the shikoro with minor chips and cracks; the mempo with surface wear to the iron, scratches and slight pitting, the red lacquer interior wellworn and restored in places, the yodarekake a later replacement.

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敬請注意，本拍品含有受保護物種材料。 蘇富比無法協助買家將此類拍品運送至美國。 若買家無法完成拍品的進出口，將不得作為延遲付款或取消交易的理由。