Alex A Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 Really ? The Lanes Armoury | A Beautiful and Most Impressive Nanban-Nari Kabuto High Conical Samurai Helmet. Likely of A Christian Samurai, Known As Krishitan, Momoyama to Edo Period. With Menpo Face Armour 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Baka Gaijin Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 猿でさえ木から落ちます。 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex A Posted April 14 Author Report Share Posted April 14 Well, this dealer is known for the odd cheeky monkey prices and write-ups. Also, possibly the "Shogun effect", a situation where dealers take advantage of tv shows. I fear some inflated prices ahead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blacksmith Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 That happened when the first series came out as I recall. Prior to the series coming out WWII officers swords where from about £75 upwards. After the series came out the were from about £175! Then came the Great Japan Exhibition at the Royal Academy, and things just snowballed from there....... I just love their fanciful descriptions on that site Alex. I was looking at a couple of items from the Napoleonic War, and the descriptions seemed to detail the entire history of the conflict, almost none of which had anything to do with the object in question! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex A Posted April 14 Author Report Share Posted April 14 Know the feeling Russ. You see a random flintlock and then end up reading about Blackbeard Must work for them. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matsunoki Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 22 minutes ago, Alex A said: Must work for them. There are many people around with more money than sense There are many people around with more sense than money There are many people around with no sense and no money There are some people around with sense and money I wonder which of these are the target market for Lanes Armoury🙂….and which are not🙂 ……smart marketing imo…..as you say Alex, must work for them. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugyotsuji Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 Having read this far I will now bite the bullet, go back and reluctantly open the provided link. What was the question again? Ah, really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugyotsuji Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 No, my first instinct, not to click on it, was correct. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex A Posted April 14 Author Report Share Posted April 14 Briefly read about the fleur-de-lys symbol and it is linked with Christianity. One issue i have is whether or not the pattern on the Kabuto is in fact fleur-de-lys decor ? Very little linking that symbol to Japan and its use there, but who knows, maybe I'm wrong. Just seems a very bold claim. I guess biased beliefs come easier when your on the selling end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 You're not wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc T Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 But what are we looking at? a two plate nanban kabuto, with kirigane. the style refers to what the Nagasone made. there is a similar one in the Wakayama Saika exhibition catalogue, described as maybe Saiga, but further than the kirigane, I see no link. later not matching kuwagata dai, (maybe new?) Early edo, probably. nice and interesting kabuto, C- condition. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raaay Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 The lanes . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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