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The bowl is shaped like the top of a human head (zunari). The presence of three crests is unusual: at the front, a sun; at the sides, horns; and at the apex, a double-edged sword.
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Title: Helmet (Zunari Kabuto)
Date: 17th–18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, lacquer, silk, gilt copper
Dimensions: helmet (a): H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); D. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 7.1 oz. (2014 g); front crest (b): Diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); thickness 3/8 in. (0.95 cm); Wt. 1.3 oz. (37 g); top crest (c): H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 2.6 oz. (74 g); right crest (d): H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); W. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Wt. 1.8 oz. (51 g); left crest (e): H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm); W. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Wt. 1.9 oz. (54 g)
Classification: Helmets
Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Object Number: 36.25.92a–e
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