Kabuto Type and Age Sought Please

[hddennis]

Just bought this online and would like to know the Japanese name for this style and approximate age if possible.

 

Thanks,

Howard Dennis

 

http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/Japanese- ... post957427

[Geraint]

Hi Howard.

 

Others will chime in, far more expert than I but at least I can tell you that it is a suji kabuto. Seems to be 62 plate. Have a look at this among many others: http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/LotD ... ID=4250952

 

Looks to be refinished, the mon on the fukigaeashi might be Sakai family.

[hddennis]

  Geraint said:

Hi Howard.

 

Others will chime in, far more expert than I but at least I can tell you that it is a suji kabuto. Seems to be 62 plate. Have a look at this among many others: http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/LotD ... ID=4250952

 

Looks to be refinished, the mon on the fukugaeashi might be Sakai family.

 

Thanks so much for the help, Geraint, I really appreciate it. Funny you should show the example you did as I'm told mine is signed the same exact way. Do you know of any way I could get to view the signature of your example to compare it to mine?

 

Howard Dennis

[Geraint]

Hi Howard.

 

I'm afraid I found the image doing a routine search so no chance of seeing the signature. You would do well to take some good images of the kabuto and posting them here so that the real experts can comment. Good pictures, front elevation, side elevation and plan would allow for some assessment. From what I can tell Munehisa was a late smith working in Kaga, so probably 19th century.

 

All the best.

 

And I see you have already found the Nihon no Katchu board