6th Dec, 2024 10:00
Fine Japanese Art
143
A SUPERB SUIT OF ARMOR (YOROI) WITH MATCHING DRAGONFLY EMBLEMS AND A SUJIBACHI KABUTO BY MYOCHIN MUNEKATA
Sold for €23,400
including Buyer's Premium
The kabuto by Myochin Munekata, signed Kaei nana koin shichigatsu kichijitsu, Myochin Ki Munekata saku
Japan, dated 1854
The components of lacquered iron predominantly laced in blue, mounted on a rich cream and gold brocade, decorated with dragonfly motif, and fitted with fine gilt kanamono.
The armor comprising:
A russet-iron sujibachi kabuto with 16-plate hachi topped by a five-tiered chrysanthemum-form tehen kanamono, the lowest tier decorated with foliate designs against a nanako ground, the mabisashi with a gilt-lacquer rim and fitted with a dragonfly maedate, flanked by the pair of black-lacquered fukigaeshi, each applied with printed leather and a mon in the form of three petals divided by ken blades, all above the four-lame jikoro; a menpo cast and forged in 2 sections with a removable nose plate and articulated ears, designed with deeply embossed wrinkles on the cheeks with bent anchoring posts, the chin with anchoring posts on cherry-floret grommets, and laced with a five-lame yodarekake; the go-mai do finely lacquered to three plates in gold takamaki-e with dragonflies, above seven detachable five-lame kusazuri; a pair of six-lame sode; a pair of haidate of narrow gold-lacquered plates with kusari, each applied to the hem with a gold kiku mon; pairs of gold-lacquered kote and tekko with kusari, the latter applied with gilt-copper hanabishi and other floral designs; and a pair of suneate.
The interior of the kabuto signed Kaei nana koin shichigatsu kichijitsu [An auspicious day, in the seventh month of the Kaei 7th year (corresponding to 1854)] and signed Myochin Ki Munekata saku [Made by Myochin Munekata, resident of Kii province].
Condition: Good condition with light scratches, minor chips to lacquer, the iron with areas of corrosion. Minor repairs to the lacing on the jikoro. Overall presenting very well.
Dragonflies symbolize courage, strength, and victory in Japanese art. They were especially admired by samurai for their forward flight and were incorporated into the designs of saddles, stirrups, quivers, and the front crests of helmets. Dragonflies are also associated with autumn, representing change and the beauty of nature's cycles. In poetry, particularly haiku, they often signify fleeting moments of beauty, reflecting the transient nature of life.
The kabuto by Myochin Munekata, signed Kaei nana koin shichigatsu kichijitsu, Myochin Ki Munekata saku
Japan, dated 1854
The components of lacquered iron predominantly laced in blue, mounted on a rich cream and gold brocade, decorated with dragonfly motif, and fitted with fine gilt kanamono.
The armor comprising:
A russet-iron sujibachi kabuto with 16-plate hachi topped by a five-tiered chrysanthemum-form tehen kanamono, the lowest tier decorated with foliate designs against a nanako ground, the mabisashi with a gilt-lacquer rim and fitted with a dragonfly maedate, flanked by the pair of black-lacquered fukigaeshi, each applied with printed leather and a mon in the form of three petals divided by ken blades, all above the four-lame jikoro; a menpo cast and forged in 2 sections with a removable nose plate and articulated ears, designed with deeply embossed wrinkles on the cheeks with bent anchoring posts, the chin with anchoring posts on cherry-floret grommets, and laced with a five-lame yodarekake; the go-mai do finely lacquered to three plates in gold takamaki-e with dragonflies, above seven detachable five-lame kusazuri; a pair of six-lame sode; a pair of haidate of narrow gold-lacquered plates with kusari, each applied to the hem with a gold kiku mon; pairs of gold-lacquered kote and tekko with kusari, the latter applied with gilt-copper hanabishi and other floral designs; and a pair of suneate.
The interior of the kabuto signed Kaei nana koin shichigatsu kichijitsu [An auspicious day, in the seventh month of the Kaei 7th year (corresponding to 1854)] and signed Myochin Ki Munekata saku [Made by Myochin Munekata, resident of Kii province].
Condition: Good condition with light scratches, minor chips to lacquer, the iron with areas of corrosion. Minor repairs to the lacing on the jikoro. Overall presenting very well.
Dragonflies symbolize courage, strength, and victory in Japanese art. They were especially admired by samurai for their forward flight and were incorporated into the designs of saddles, stirrups, quivers, and the front crests of helmets. Dragonflies are also associated with autumn, representing change and the beauty of nature's cycles. In poetry, particularly haiku, they often signify fleeting moments of beauty, reflecting the transient nature of life.
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