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Helmet ("Kabuto")
(Japanese Military Armor)
Helmets of this shape were inspired by European helmets. This example suggests a snow capped Mt. Fuji. It has 65 plates and pointed rivets; the metal bars ("yokodate") at either side were probably added in the 19th century for attaching parade ornaments. The helmet has an inscription by Myochin Munesuke (1642-1735) or a follower spuriously dating it to 1186.
Inscription
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.
Bunkio Matsuki; Bunkio Matsuki Sale, A. A. Gallery, Feb. 10, 1906, no. 269; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Hitachi Province (Place of Origin)
Measurements
8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1906
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.
51.625