62 ken suji kabuto signed Saotome Iehisa.

[Anthony de Vos]

Hi!

 

Saotomé Iehisa 62 ken suji kabuto up for sale.

 

Hachi in a beautiful russet finish. Unidentified kamon on small fukigaeshi. Fukigaeshi has some cracks and loss of urushi as seen in pictures.

Koshimaki more horizontal to accomodate this type of shikoro.

Four dan Manju/Kasa Jikoro, in black urushi. Kon ito odoshi (blue).

 

Comes with the new generation multipurpose kabuto/mask stand, in unopened box. Se photo of an assembled stand.

 

According to Shin Katshushi Meikan, Saotome Iehisa was active in late Momoyama to early Edo period. There is evidense of two, maybe three generations. Work of Iehisa shows characheristics of early Saotome work.

Later research would probably place the first generation Iehisa to the early Edo period.

 

Shipping worldwide.

Price including shipping and stand 6700 Euro

Anthony de Vos

 

[uwe]

Very nice kabuto Anthony!

Unfortunately my pockets are completely exhausted by some recent menpo deals.....????

[IanB]

Like Uwe, I am broke, having just spent my  'play money' on something else. Like all Saotome work it is magnificent and whoever buys it will get a treasure.

Ian Bottomley