Japanese Edo Period Momonari Kabuto Samurai Helmet Red Lacquer w/ Crescent Moon Maedate LS#157 Nesting Bowls Please view the enlarged pictures

Please view the enlarged pictures to admire this intricately detailed carving

Unlike the heavier ceramic chaire used for thick tea

Finish even with minor age-related wear consistent with use and handling

This is a vintage Japanese ceramic bowl known as a chawan (tea bowl) used in Japanese chado (tea ceremony)

Nishimura was thought to be an in-house artist for the publisher and little is known of his biography

Japanese Edo Period Momonari Kabuto Samurai Helmet Red Lacquer w/ Crescent Moon Maedate LS#157 Nesting Bowls Please view the enlarged picturesOnline Listing Suji lacquered Momonari Kabuto () with Ressei Hanb and Ashikaga Crest (Edo period) A striking red lacquered momonari kabuto presented with its iron half mask (ressei hanb) and a broad hineno jikoro. The bowl is the peach shaped momonari type with a tall medial ridge and extended mabisashi. Exterior is finished in deep red urushi; the interior retains darker lacquer. Small fukigaeshi carry a round crest with two horizontal bars in a