War Hat (Jingasa)

Date:: ca. 1615–1868

Culture:: Japanese

Medium:: Wood, lacquer

Dimensions:: W. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); H. 7 in. (17.8 cm)

Classification:: Helmets

Credit Line:: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number:: 36.25.191

Not on view

Carl Robert Lamm, Stockholm (until February 22, 1923; his sale, The American Art Association, New York, February 21–24, 1923, no. 500, for $20 to Oshima for Stone); George Cameron Stone, New York (1923–d. November 18, 1935; his bequest to MMA).

Timelines
Japan, 1400-1600 A.D.
Japan, 1800-1900 A.D.

Department

Arms and Armor (13,439)

Object Type / Material

Geographic Location

Turban Helmet

Artist: Date: 15th century
Accession Number: 36.25.109 Date: 15th century Medium: Steel, silver, copper alloy Accession: 36.25.109 On view in:Gallery 379

Turban Helmet

Artist: Date: late 15th century
Accession Number: 04.3.209 Date: late 15th century Medium: Steel, gold, silver Accession: 04.3.209 On view in:Gallery 379

Flying Apsaras (Hiten)

Artist: Date: late 11th to early 12th century
Accession Number: 2015.300.251a, b Date: late 11th to early 12th century Medium: Lacquered and gilded Japanese cypress Accession: 2015.300.251a, b On view in:Gallery 224

Guardian Lion-Dogs

Artist: Date: mid-13th century
Accession Number: 2015.300.257a, b Date: mid-13th century Medium: Japanese cypress with lacquer, gold leaf, and color Accession: 2015.300.257a, b On view in:Gallery 223

Turban Helmet

Artist: Date: 16th century
Accession Number: 04.3.457 Date: 16th century Medium: Steel, iron, silver Accession: 04.3.457 On view in:Gallery 379