Watanabe Art Museum Samurai Armour Collection Vol I: Kabuto & Menguby Absolon & Thatcher Red This is an vintage Japanese

This is an vintage Japanese cake mold known as a Kashigata

This process is repeated multiple times for more complex designs

Just as the water buffalo plows through fields

The prewar sequence contains 48 prints

Watanabe Art Museum Samurai Armour Collection Vol I: Kabuto & Menguby Absolon & Thatcher Red This is an vintage JapaneseThe most in depth English language study of Japanese samurai head armour published to date. Drawing on the outstanding collection of helmets (kabuto) and facial armour (men gu) held at the Watanabe Art Museum in Tottori, Japan, Absolon documents several dozen pieces in individual essay length entries covering construction methods, materials, period attribution, makers, and condition assessment. Coverage extends from the Muromachi through the Edo