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Kabuto (Okitenugi helmet) with plum blossom decoration
pre-1615 (Momoyama; early Edo)
Iron, lacquer, gilding
Iron hachi of six plates with repousse panels on front and plum designs on sides. Mabisashi has gilded iron overlay and crest slot. Shikoro of five plates with upper one turning into fukigaeshi. Cloth lining broken off.
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Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Acquired by Henry Walters
Geographies
Nara (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 10 7/16 in. (26.5 cm)
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.615