An impressive Japanese samurai armor, the helmet signed Saotome Iyenari 早乙女家成, Edo, 17/18th C.

H.: 135 cm (seated, as displayed)

Provenance:
- An important Belgian private collection.
- Acquired from Japan Sword Co., Ltd., Tokyo, on August 24, 2013, for JPY 6,700,000 (see attached scan).

Ref.:
- Sotheby's, London, Nov. 02, 2021, lot 19, for a Saotome Iyenari signed samurai armor. (sold GBP 69.300) (link)
- The Metropolitan Museum, New York, Accession Number: 36.120.407a, b, for a Saotome Iyenari signed helmet. (link)