sounderites Posted May 8, 2022 Report Posted May 8, 2022 Nervous to cut through the Ukebari to look for a signature. Do we think this might be Saotome? Thanks! 1 Quote
Shugyosha Posted May 8, 2022 Report Posted May 8, 2022 Hi Julian, I'm not an armour guy but advice a saw on another thread was to buy a cheap endoscope and go in through the hole in the top (Tehen?) to check for a signature. Looks a nice kabuto whether signed or not. 1 Quote
Marc T Posted May 8, 2022 Report Posted May 8, 2022 Hello Julian, Fully agree with John. Do not cut the ukebari. Nice helmet by the way. Quote
Luc T Posted May 8, 2022 Report Posted May 8, 2022 If you want to compare: http://www.saotomebook.com Quote
uwe Posted May 8, 2022 Report Posted May 8, 2022 Agreed, I rather would put it in the Myōchin corner. 1 Quote
sounderites Posted May 8, 2022 Author Report Posted May 8, 2022 Thanks for the input everyone! I've ordered an endoscope... will insert through the tehen and report back. Quote
sounderites Posted May 10, 2022 Author Report Posted May 10, 2022 Looking at the back plate, I don't think I can see a mei. The $39 endoscope might not be high enough resolution though. Any other thoughts on how to tell what school this helmet is? Thanks! 1 Quote
Luc T Posted May 11, 2022 Report Posted May 11, 2022 The characteristics point towards east Japan. However determining a specific school is difficult. Yashu or Soshu are possible. Did you check the frontplate? Quote
sounderites Posted May 11, 2022 Author Report Posted May 11, 2022 I tried the front plate, but it seemed no wider than any of the other plates. Not much room for a mei. Came w/ edo period Satake clan maedate if that is helpful, but probably not. Quote
uwe Posted May 11, 2022 Report Posted May 11, 2022 Your cheap endoscope does a good job, Julian! Quite good workmanship with 6 rows of rivets. Unfortunately, no mei…. 1 Quote
Luc T Posted May 11, 2022 Report Posted May 11, 2022 5 hours ago, uwe said: Your cheap endoscope does a good job, Julian! Quite good workmanship with 6 rows of rivets. Unfortunately, no mei…. Good observation. This sorts out Yashu. Also no Saotome, Haruta, Bamen. 1 Quote
uwe Posted May 11, 2022 Report Posted May 11, 2022 ….and no Neo or Nagasone 😉 So what’s left? To open the usual Myōchin drawer, Soshu appears indeed as a possibility. The problem is, that we also have to consider the independent makers. Let me compare some examples from the archives…. Quote
sounderites Posted May 11, 2022 Author Report Posted May 11, 2022 Thank you Uwe & Luc! Let me know if I can provide additional interior shots or anything helpful. Quote
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