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    • Helmet (Zukinnari Kabuto), 16th century; Momoyama period
    Japanese
    Lacquered iron

    H. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm)
    Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935 (36.25.81)

    The helmet is shaped like a hat (zukinnari) worn by old men. The ornament at the front is that of the Buddhist guardian figure Fudo Myo-o.

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  • Nickel, Helmut. "Arms and Armor: From the Permanent Collection." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 49, no. 1 (Summer, 1991).
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  • Helmet (Zukinnari Kabuto), 16th century; Momoyama period
    Japanese
    Lacquered iron

    H. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm)
    Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935 (36.25.81)