FINE LACQUERED EDO TO MEIJI PERIOD JAPANESE SAMURAI JINGASA

FINE LACQUERED EDO TO MEIJI PERIOD JAPANESE SAMURAI JINGASA

02-25821

This exceptionally artistically decorated enameled wood jingasa measures about 16 1/2″ in diameter with a domed center. The top is decorated with an incredibly detailed dragon encircling the entire jingasa with stylized clouds and red trails that may depict blood. The clouds and dragon are highlighted with gold throughout. The interior surface matches the exterior brown color of the enamel. The very center of the reverse is not enameled and has two Japanese characters written on it in ink. There are four flat and four tubular areas for attachment likely for some sort of liner. (02-25821/BF).