A lacquered suji kabuto in Nanbokucho style

Momoyama period (1573-1615) 17th century

Momoyama period (1573-1615) 17th century
The iron sujibachi lacquered russet brown with Edo-period restoration and mounted with a three-lame solid-plate shikoro laced in teal-colored kebiki-style lacing, with stenciled leather covering the mabizashi and fukigaeshi and applied with gilt-copper hollyhock crests and decorative gilt-copper shikoro kanamono carved in sukashibori, the multi-tier chrysanthemum tehen kanamono of shakudo and gilt-copper with four nanakoji shinodare running down the front and back plates, the helmet with a gilt-copper maedate formed as character ri (Prosperity) within a circle
With Tokubetsu Hozon (Especially Worthy of Preservation) certificate no. 12042129 issued by the Kokusai Nihon Kachu Bugu Shinko Kyokai (International Society for the Promotion of Japanese Armor)
4 1/2in (11.4cm) high (helmet bowl)