Solid shikoro

[estcrh]

This is something I have never seen before, a kabuto with a solid shikoro, better rain or sun protection?

[IanB]

Eric, These are not unknown. Some have just one horizontal plate with 3 or 4 'mini gessan' attached by mail or lacing hanging below. This looks an old bowl with a much newer peak and shikoro. Don't like the fact that the legs of the rivets show on top.

Ian Bottomley

[estcrh]

Ian thats interesting information, this is the first one I have seen, I was wondering about the rivet legs myself, not the usual Japanese workmanship, I was thinking it may have been done on purpose, maybe making it easy do do a quick change? Unless the work was done recently I can not imagine that replacing a shikoro would have been that hard to do or expensive.

[Geraint]

http://www.yamabushiantiques.com/KABUTO28.htm Same one?

[Shogun8]

http://www.yamabushiantiques.com/KABUTO28.htm Same one?

 

Hi Geraint,

 

That is indeed the same one - I remember seeing it on the Yamabushi website awhile ago.

 

With reference to the solid and one piece shikoro, I have seen a few, including this one in the Barbier-Muller collection being exhibited in Quebec City. Here is a pic I took:

 

 

And here's a pic of a sumizukinnari that's been published:

 

[Lindus]

Agree with Ian,not uncommon but wish they were as these are about as ungainly and ugly as they come,cannot find the old pic's of mine which now resides in New york {USA},was pleased to see it leave my collection at the time.