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Akoda-nari suji-bachi
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Unkai Mitsutane
Mid Edo period (1615-1867)
16 plates samurai helmet
Signed: Unkai Mitsusada deishi Mitsutane (Mitsutane pupil of Unkai Mitsusada)
Literature:
- Sasama Y., Shin Kacchushi Meikan, 2000, pag. 212
- Sasama Y., Katchu kantei hikkei, 1992, cat. 421
- Sasama Y., Kacchushi Meikan, 1975, pag. 206
- Sasama Y., Nihon no mei kabuto (Famous Japanese Helmets), vol. 3, 1972, pp. 158-159
Native to Kaga (Kanazawa), Fukuda Mitsutane in an armorer from the Unkai school, smiths at service of the Maeda clan, the richest Japanese family second only to the Shogun's. As in this bachi's signature is mentioned the armorer's teacher (Mitsusada, fourth master of the Unkai school) we can date this work at the end of XVIII Century.
The features of this kabuto are quite interesting: of akoda-nari shape, with the back higher, it is ornated with applied shinodare of various lenghts, quoting some kabuto made by the founder of the school, Mitsuhisa, As prof. Sasama writes, this helmet has a more "aggressive" shape, where Mitsuhisa prefers tu use a regular round structure. Another interesting details quoted by Sasama is the koshimaki which is folded horizontally on the front, probably for it was designed to hold a visor (mabizashi) of Amakusa type, associated with a shikoro (neck protection) of kasa or ichimanju type, with an aperture toward outside. The same koshimaki can be found on a very similar bachi signed Munehide in the Kotori collection of Kanazawa.
The features of this kabuto are quite interesting: of akoda-nari shape, with the back higher, it is ornated with applied shinodare of various lenghts, quoting some kabuto made by the founder of the school, Mitsuhisa, As prof. Sasama writes, this helmet has a more "aggressive" shape, where Mitsuhisa prefers tu use a regular round structure. Another interesting details quoted by Sasama is the koshimaki which is folded horizontally on the front, probably for it was designed to hold a visor (mabizashi) of Amakusa type, associated with a shikoro (neck protection) of kasa or ichimanju type, with an aperture toward outside. The same koshimaki can be found on a very similar bachi signed Munehide in the Kotori collection of Kanazawa.
SKU: kab-497-Kui
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