Lot 369
in 9th September 2022
Guide price: £5500-7500
An amazing large Japanese SAMURAI / DAIMYO Commander rank hollow cast horned KABUTO helmet MEMPO (mask) sculpture bust on marble style plinth. Designed to intimidate enemies the helmet was an inportant element of armour worn by the Samurai class in feudal Japan. The KABUTO had laced, laquered scales or KOZANE designed to protect the nape of the neck, the KOZANZE originaly made of leather and later replaced by steel. A substantial and amazing piece.