A FINE RUSSET-IRON SUJIBACHI KABUTO WITH SETTSU-IKEDA CLAN MON

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A FINE RUSSET-IRON SUJIBACHI KABUTO WITH SETTSU-IKEDA CLAN MON Japan, 16th-17th century, Momoyama period (1573-1615) to early Edo period (1615-1868) The eight-plate hachi with an agemaki-no-kan to the back, topped by a five-stage parcel-gilt chrysanthemum-form tehen kanamono, the fukigaeshi with printed leather and further applied with Maru ni Mokkou mon, associated with the Settsu-Ikeda clan, and laced with an additional lame, all above the five-lame shikoro. HEIGHT 26 cm, WIDTH 38 cm WEIGHT 2,823 g Mokkou (Japanese quince) is a type of Japanese family crest known as Mokkou mon. This design is mainly called Yokomokkou (horizontal quince), while the vertical one is also called Tatemokkou (vertical quince). The Ikeda clan was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948-1021) of the Seiwa Genji. Minamoto no Yasumasa, the fourth generation descending from Yorimitsu, and younger brother of Minamoto no Yorimasa (1104-1180), was the first to call himself 'Ikeda'. In the Edo period, several of the clan's branches were daimyo families, most notably of the Tottori Domain and Okayama Domain. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related eight-plate kabuto, Momoyama-Edo period, 16th-17th century, at Sotheby’s, The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour, 11 May 2021, London, lot 2 (sold for GBP 37,800 or approx. EUR 58,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).

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