This is a certified 'Tokubetsu Kicho Shiryo' (Special Precious Material) iron russet kabuto with 24 plates and an accompanying iron russet menpo, both signed by Myochin Munenao, dating to the mid-Edo period. Myochin Munenao is known to have several smiths under this name, with this piece attributed to a later generation active during the mid-Edo period. Both the kabuto and menpo are finely forged and bear the signature of the maker.
NihontoWatchmei · Myochin · Edo
Single component
24-plate · Suji-bachi · Kawari-kabuto
Myochin
Munenao
Signed · On the kabuto bowl
Edo
Tokubetsu Kichō Shiryō · Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai
Especially valuable armour of notably superior workmanship and condition, the third of the five ranks.
Japanese armour is not certified by the NBTHK. The Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai (the Association for the Research and Preservation of Japanese Helmets and Armour), founded in 1961, is the principal body for armour. Its shinsa grades a piece as 資料 (shiryō, "reference material") across five ascending ranks: Hozon, Kichō, Tokubetsu Kichō, Kōshū Tokubetsu Kichō, and the highest, Jūyō Bunka Shiryō. The 資料 framing reflects the society’s purpose of preserving armour as cultural and historical reference, distinct from the NBTHK’s sword paper tiers.
Customer-initiated returns accepted within two days of arrival; return shipping paid by customer and fees non-refundable. Returns/refunds unavailable for overseas deliveries.
This is a certified 'Tokubetsu Kicho Shiryo' (Special Precious Material) iron russet kabuto with 24 plates and an accompanying iron russet menpo, both signed by Myochin Munenao, dating to the mid-Edo period. Myochin Munenao is known to have several smiths under this name, with this piece attributed to a later generation active during the mid-Edo period. Both the kabuto and menpo are finely forged and bear the signature of the maker.
NihontoWatchmei · Myochin · Edo
Single component
24-plate · Suji-bachi · Kawari-kabuto
Myochin
Munenao
Signed · On the kabuto bowl
Edo
Tokubetsu Kichō Shiryō · Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai
Especially valuable armour of notably superior workmanship and condition, the third of the five ranks.
Japanese armour is not certified by the NBTHK. The Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai (the Association for the Research and Preservation of Japanese Helmets and Armour), founded in 1961, is the principal body for armour. Its shinsa grades a piece as 資料 (shiryō, "reference material") across five ascending ranks: Hozon, Kichō, Tokubetsu Kichō, Kōshū Tokubetsu Kichō, and the highest, Jūyō Bunka Shiryō. The 資料 framing reflects the society’s purpose of preserving armour as cultural and historical reference, distinct from the NBTHK’s sword paper tiers.
Customer-initiated returns accepted within two days of arrival; return shipping paid by customer and fees non-refundable. Returns/refunds unavailable for overseas deliveries.