Museum-grade helmet from the Sengoku period, circa 1467-1568, featuring the Oinaga Tomoe family cres

This piece is a work from the Sengoku period (circa 1467-1568) by the samurai Yanagisawa Hoshikabuto. The exterior of the Hoshikabuto is constructed by overlapping iron plates fixed with rivets, with a history spanning approximately 457 to 558 years. The period from the ¨­nin era to the Eiroku era, from the Muromachi period to the Azuchi-Momoyama period, is referred to as the Sengoku period. Due to the presence of the Tomoe family crest on the maedate, it is considered a Hoshikabuto of a high-ranking samurai from the Sengoku period. The iron base of the kabuto is completed, with the leather-covered neck guard's iron base faintly visible, though in poor condition. The kabuto box and stand are not included.