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Edo period (18th century) The iron helmet lacquered red and decorated with gilt-copper fukurin on each of the flanges ending in gold-lacquer igaki, the four-stage chrysanthemum tehen kanamono rendered in gilt-copper and copper, the base stage carved with scrolling vines, the mabisashi trimmed with a gilt-copper fukurin carved with vines, the bowl mounted with a red-lacquered iron five-lame Hineno-style shikoro with small fukigaeshi painted with wisteria crests in gold lacquer; the iron menpo lacquered red and applied with a stiff boar-bristle mustache and chin tuft, fitted with a five-lame yodarekake With Tokubetsu Kicho certificate no. 1502 issued by the Nihon Bugu Katchu Kenkyu Hozan Kai (society for the preservation of Japanese armor), dated 2007.11.18