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Helmet ("Kabuto")
(Japanese Military Armor)
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.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Bunkio Matsuki; Bunkio Matsuki Sale, 1906; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1984 | The Taste of Maryland: Art Collecting in Maryland 1800-1934. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/18/1984 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1906
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.607