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About US:
Our photographs are taken without retouching or photoshop to ensure that the customer can judge the reality of the object.
Thanks to a constant work directly with the best collectors, museums and galleries in Japan and friendship with them, along with a profit margin much lower than the European competition we can offer objects so that many people can choose to have authentic pieces with hundreds of years at more than competitive prices. After all, samurai art is our passion and we want to share it with the world.
About the Kabuto:
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
Comes with certificate of supein Nihonto. Includes original antique box and NBTHK certificate.
Magnificent and very old museum piece in a very good state of preservation given its age that also retains its original transport box and a Certificate NBTHK Tokobetsu kicho NBTHK high rank. This helmet is a unique piece as it has it all. Belonging to the early to mid Edo period, this Kawari style kabuto with Kabuto zunari base is a very rare piece and for the best collectors to be proud of as it certainly has the quality to be displayed in the best museums in the world. The kawari style used to be the favorite of the highest samurai class and the Daimyos or feudal lords as they were exclusive personalized works and no two were exactly alike. It can be seen for example in the shikoro slats, interspersed in brown lacquer and another with a greenish tone, the latter very rare since I had never seen a lacquer with that tone and it was certainly very difficult to achieve. The costs were obviously much higher than the classic kabutos, this one was even transported in its own box with appropriate measures, made of wood and reinforced with iron and handles. The certificate also revalues and secures it over time, making it a great investment since there are less and less of these special items and most of them are already part of high level private collections or exhibited in museums.
The maedate is decorated with the family clan symbol. This kabuto was acquired along with another Tanto at auction from a seller who had owned a small museum that closed a few decades ago. Several clans used this symbol, which was also found on the Tanto: The Kobayakawa, the Gamo or the Bessho.
