Jump to content

Finally found my maetate


waljamada

Recommended Posts

So I had been on a maetate quest for a while now.  Found a few I loved but I had a $200 max budget I was willing to spend and lost out on all the others to other bidders.  One I just went too cheap and still kind of regret it....but I'm happy with the one I found and I stayed under my budget.

 

As a fair warning im positive this maetate will not "float everyone's boat".  But I have a penchant for folk art and things that give me a feeling and this checks both boxes.  It was only described as "old" so I'm not sure how old it is but it is simply a carved wooden maetate. 

 

I think this will go well with my old rough edged yoroi armor, menpo and zunari kabuto.  Still haven't put everything on the stand I built due to lack of space currently but ill photoshop this new piece on my old photoshop of my pieces (sadly seller didn't have a straight on shot of the maetate and I don't have it in hand yet).

 

Few questions...1) is the difference between maedate and maetate the construction/materials?  Google isn't helping me solve this.   2) anyone else want to share their carved wood maetate?

 

SmartSelect_20201126-224154_eBay.thumb.jpg.4f1698b23b42e0a2f2dcc929900bbda7.jpg

SmartSelect_20201126-224132_eBay.jpg

SmartSelect_20201126-224144_eBay.jpg

SmartSelect_20201126-224207_eBay.jpg

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

前立て , often shortened to 前立, is read maedate.  Yes it is 前に立つ (Mae ni Tatsu) 'stand in front', but grammatically speaking the sound of the T within a compound word generally softens to a D.  Like Wakidate and Ushirodate.

If you see Maetate written somewhere, it is not 100% wrong, but it just lacks that je ne sais quoi, IMHO.

 

Having said that, there seems to be no agreement yet among experts. I can find examples of both usages on the following site for example.

https://www.touken-world.jp/word-armor/helmet/page/3/#ancho5245

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Ok, reading between the lines in my searches/research thats basically what I saw.  I could tell they were being used kind of interchangeably.  One pattern I did notice is the carved wood demon/oni heads or little figures that were on kabuto used the term maetate more often so had the theory it could be based on the materials/style.  I really love the carved wooden ones as I imagine they could have even been made by the samurai/soldier that wore it.  A form of trench/war art.  Obviously too they are one offs but may follow a larger motif or famous imagery/story/legend etc...  They have that personal touch on history that gets to me.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites

This thread is quite old. Please consider starting a new thread rather than reviving this one, unless your post is really relevant and adds to the topic..

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...