KINPAKU EBOSHI KABUTO
Kinpaku
Oshi Eboshi Kabuto
Province: Ii Family
Era: Momoyama period. Restored Mid and late Edo
This kabuto recently came out of a Kura in the Shizuoka area of Japan and is in
untouched, unmolested condition since storage over one hundred years ago. The
kabuto has a very long history and there are several old restorations that are
evident.
The hachi (main bowl) of the kabuto is an original Momoyama period kinpaku
eboshi nari kabuto with the original gold leaf on black urushi still preserved.
In the middle edo period the elaborate seven level shikoro was added. At that
time we feel that the kuwagata/dai and mabizashi were added as well. The
mabizashi was actually added to the original hachi on top of the original
Momoyama period mabisazhi without removing it. So the original Momoyama period
hachi remains preserved with its original lacquer. We feel that the current
lacing which is fraying and broken in places dates to the late Edo period which
is when we feel the Ii family central maedate to have been added and the shikoro
to have been gold leafed to match the hachi.
The kabuto is in as found, original condition and has some cracks here and
there, fraying lacing, and some lacquer loss to the top right side of the hachi.
However, as a whole, the kabuto is a very high quality daimyo class piece with a
long history. It is very large and has quite a presence in real life. The
metropolitan is currently having a very similar piece restored in Japan.
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