Helmet (Kawari Kabuto)

Unknown Artist

helmet 17th–19th century, crest 19th century

Helmet (Kawari Kabuto) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, wood, gesso, shakudō, bone, pigments

Dimensions

H. 12 1/16in. (30.6 cm); W. 12 1/8 in. (31 cm); L. 14 3/8 in. (36.6. cm)

Classification

Helmets

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Thomas R. Firman, in honor of Lore Kosaka Firman, 2005

Accession Number

2005.303a–d

Tags

Crocodiles

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