The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Helmet (kawari kabuto)

Helmet (kawari kabuto)

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Helmet (kawari kabuto)

Date:: helmet 17th–19th century, crest 19th century
Culture:: Japanese
Medium:: Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, wood, gesso, bone and 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
Credit Line:: Gift of Thomas R. Firman, in honor of Lore Kosaka Firman, 2005
Accession Number:: 2005.303 a–d

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