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Source Description
The helmet bowl ("hachi") is constructed of five plates in the form of a conch shell war trumpet. The gold lacquer interior indicates that the helmet was made for a very high ranking samurai.
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Document identity
localId
12796
label
Helmet (""Kawari Kabuto"") with Conch Shell (""Horagai"") Shape
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
12796
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Helmet (""Kawari Kabuto"") with Conch Shell (""Horagai"") Shape
description
The helmet bowl ("hachi") is constructed of five plates in the form of a conch shell war trumpet. The gold lacquer interior indicates that the helmet was made for a very high ranking samurai.
provenance
Bunkio Matsuki Sale, 1906, no. 254; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
helmets
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
iron, lacquer, leather, and silk
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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c2daa747d5abf9c7
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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4b3422b51f6a6274
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no
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no