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78 - 78. 78W YUKINOSHITA DŌ WITH A HELMET SIGNED BY NAKAYA YŌJIN …
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Estimate €12,000 - €15,000
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78. 78W YUKINOSHITA DŌ WITH A HELMET SIGNED BY NAKAYA YŌJIN HIDESHI-GE Japan, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century Laced in dark blue with white highlights, comprising an eight-plate russet-iron kabuto finished on the crown with a gilt-brass three-stage tehen kanamono pierced with chrysanthemums, the mabizashi trimmed with gilt-brass fukurin, fitted with a five-lame shikoro, the top lame featuring long fukigaeshi applied with white leather and gilt-metal uzumaki characters, the bowl signed on the inside rear ‘Nakaya Yōjin Hideshige saku’, with a compass set into a maedate of gold and black lacquer designed as a dial showing the cardinal directions and a Buddhist ken; the russet-iron ressei menpō with a white stiff-bristled moustache, red-lacquered lips and gilt teeth, fitted with a four-lame yodarekake; the russet-iron yukinoshita dō with vertical plates and exposed standing rivets, the upper section covered in white leather, trimmed with shakudō fukurin shaped like twisted rope and gilt-metal uzumaki characters; the dō fitted with seven sections of five-lame kusazuri, the lowest lame featuring further uzumaki characters framed by silver-lacquered flourishes; tsubo sode; oda gote with chain mail and uzumaki characters and splashed sahari (silver droplets) on the tekkō; nerikawa haidate; shino suneate; with a saihai (signal baton), an armour stand and one storage box. (3).
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About the sale Asian Decorative Art, including Japanese Weapons and Armour, from a European Collection
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Auction time 10/23/2026 at 12:00 PM
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