AN ARMOR WITH A KAWARI KABUTO (ECCENTRICALLY-SHAPED HELMET) Momoyama (1573-1615) and Edo (1615-1868) periods, late 16th-17/18th century The components lacquered black with some nashiji elements and laced in blue, green, and yellow, the kawari kabuto of an avian or insectoid form with architectural elements, and the bowl fitted with a five-lame shikoro, the bottom level fringed with leather; the ressei menpō with applied moustache, the nostrils fiercely flared, lacquered black and fitted with a four-lame solid-plate yodarekake; the okegawa dō designed as a dangae dō with the lower section laced in kebiki style, at the top of the chest area two gold makie chrysanthemum crests and a single crossed-feather taka-no-ha crest within a circle, the bottom fitted with six sections of four-lame kusazuri; chūsode; the ikada gote with flower-head crests on the tekkō; Etchū haidate; and shino suneate; with an eight-sided armor storage box; with no armor stand For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing