This is an iron black lacquer 20-plate suji kabuto, believed to be made around the mid-Edo period. It is constructed from 20 riveted iron plates, thickly coated with black lacquer, and features magnificent large buffalo horn wakidate. This excellent piece has been certified as a Tokubetsu Kicho Shiryo by the Japan Kacchubugu Research and Preservation Society.
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Kabuto only
20-plate · Suji-bachi
Unsigned
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 The 資料 framing reflects the society’s purpose of preserving armour as cultural and historical reference, distinct from the NBTHK’s sword paper tiers.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 an iron black lacquer 20-plate suji kabuto, believed to be made around the mid-Edo period. It is constructed from 20 riveted iron plates, thickly coated with black lacquer, and features magnificent large buffalo horn wakidate. This excellent piece has been certified as a Tokubetsu Kicho Shiryo by the Japan Kacchubugu Research and Preservation Society.
NihontoWatchBETAEdo
Kabuto only
20-plate · Suji-bachi
Unsigned
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 The 資料 framing reflects the society’s purpose of preserving armour as cultural and historical reference, distinct from the NBTHK’s sword paper tiers.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.