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Source Description
The sanskrit character on the front of this helmet was intended to give power to the wearer. The dragonfly maedate (frontal decoration) shown in some photographs attached the front of this helmet was not original to this helmet and has been removed.
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Document identity
localId
16787
label
Helmet (""Kabuto"")
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
16787
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Helmet (""Kabuto"")
description
The sanskrit character on the front of this helmet was intended to give power to the wearer. The dragonfly maedate (frontal decoration) shown in some photographs attached the front of this helmet was not original to this helmet and has been removed.
provenance
Bunkio Matsuki; Bunkio Matsuki Sale, 1906; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1400-1575 (early Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kabuto
helmets
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
iron bowl, lacquered iron neck defense, stenciled leather, textile
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
170
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
e67901172017f081