Japanese Edo Period Samurai Tatami (Folding) Kabuto Chainmail Helmet Iron/Lacquer LS#004 Cranes Symbolic motifs for auspicious occasions

Symbolic motifs for auspicious occasions

Names including 丸健、松茂、松徳、富松、又豊、柳栃 and others follow the terse naming conventions of Japanese fishing boats

Condition: Very Good + minor repairs

her hat and kimono are both covered in printed floral floral designs

Construction: Red-lacquered sugi

Japanese Edo Period Samurai Tatami (Folding) Kabuto Chainmail Helmet Iron/Lacquer LS#004 Cranes Symbolic motifs for auspicious occasionsEdo Period Tatami Kabuto (), Karuta Kusari Helmet with Red Lacquer Shikoro, c. 18th19th CenturyPortable samurai helmet designed to fold flat for travel and rapid mobilization. The dome is constructed from black lacquered karuta (rectangular iron plates) linked by kusari (chain mail) over a textile ground. A flexible three lame shikoro (neck guard) of iron plates is finished in vermilion red lacquer and laced in indigo, providing lightweight protection