Help with Jingasa

[Robertex]

We had an unfortunate loss in my in-law's family and among the fine art was found the attached Jingasa. I only have the one photograph so far, but would like to know if anyone can identify the period or any other attributes, as armor is well outside of my expertise.

Kind Regards,

Carl

[IanB]

Carl, This looks like a fairly typical Edo period jingasa but with one rather odd characteristic. The plain gold disc is positioned on the front, which has a slightly wider brim and is turned up - this is because they were worn rather tipped up at the back because of the queue. What is the kamon doing on the side and is their another on the opposite side?

Ian bottomley

[Bugyotsuji]

Carl, the Abe family had two main Mon, one the Mochi circle and the other the crossed Taka-no-ha.

 

The 白河 Shiraga branch in late Edo had feathers that crossed left over right as yours does. As Ian says, we need to see whether there is another Mon on the other side though.

[Robertex]

Gents,

Many thanks for the quick responses! I'm still trying to get a photograph of the jingasa's left side, so bear with me. In the meantime, by coincidence, the gentleman archiving the art objects sent the attached photos. The jingasa looks pretty rough, but still interesting to a novice like me.

[Robertex]

Minor technical difficulty...

[Robertex]

And here's the note pinned inside the jingasa...