Edo Period Kabutowari Helmet Buster on Stand Artwork showing a stunningly formed blade

showing a stunningly formed blade and long handle tang

Provenance: from an important European collection

Lebes Gamikos vessels were used in ceremonial settings

this example is something special to be seen and held

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Edo Period Kabutowari Helmet Buster on Stand Artwork showing a stunningly formed bladeOriginates from: Japan Era: Early 18th Century Dimensions: 17 H x 4 W x 6 D Beautiful Kabutowari or helmet breaker skull buster iron weapon with lovely globular nodules throughout the blade. A small but heavy iron blunt weapon used to essentially break helmets, tear apart armour, and on unarmed skin from the early mid Edo period (1603 1868), Japan, by samurai and ashigaru. This example with a beautifully wrapped cane handle.