Japanese & Korean Works of Art - 20th May 2025
Lot 261
A COLLECTION OF SIX JAPANESE LACQUERED JINGASA (WAR HATS)
Estimate £500 - £1,000
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Description
A COLLECTION OF SIX JAPANESE LACQUERED JINGASA (WAR HATS)
EDO/MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY
Variously decorated with niō (Buddhist guardian kings), Chinnan Sennin, dragons, and insects; some with mon (family crests); 46.3cm max. (6)
From the Estate of a Collector, Heath House, Hampshire, and thence by descent. By repute, acquired in Asia at the turn of the 19th century.