This is an iron black lacquer 62-plate Soufukurin Suji Kabuto Hachi (helmet bowl) made in the early Edo period. It features a very robust construction and lacquer finish, with a higaki pattern on the soufukurin, making it a top-grade suji kabuto hachi. It is certified as Koshu Tokubetsu Kicho Shiryo by the Japan Kacchubugu Research and Preservation Society.
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Single component
62-plate · Suji-bachi
Unsigned
Edo
Kōshū Tokubetsu Kichō Shiryō · Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai
The first-class (kō-grade) of the especially-valuable rank and the society’s second-highest grade, reserved for armour of exceptional importance.
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 The 資料 framing reflects the society’s purpose of preserving armour as cultural and historical reference, distinct from the NBTHK’s sword paper tiers.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 62-plate Soufukurin Suji Kabuto Hachi (helmet bowl) made in the early Edo period. It features a very robust construction and lacquer finish, with a higaki pattern on the soufukurin, making it a top-grade suji kabuto hachi. It is certified as Koshu Tokubetsu Kicho Shiryo by the Japan Kacchubugu Research and Preservation Society.
NihontoWatchBETAEdo
Single component
62-plate · Suji-bachi
Unsigned
Edo
Kōshū Tokubetsu Kichō Shiryō · Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyū Hozon Kai
The first-class (kō-grade) of the especially-valuable rank and the society’s second-highest grade, reserved for armour of exceptional importance.
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.