Helmet Ornament
Armor: 18th-19th century; Assembled: ca. 1900 (Meiji)
The Buddhist deity Fudo Myo-o is depicted on the breastplate and helmet.
Provenance
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.
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.
Bunkio Matsuki Sale, 1906, no. 263; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
4/1/1975 | Treatment | repaired; cleaned |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1906
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.
51.602.1
Do you have additional information?
Related Objects
Suit of Armor with the Buddhist Deity Fudo Myo-o
Armor: 18th-19th century; Assembled: ca. 1900 (Meiji period (1868-1912))