Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Helmet ("Kabuto") with Chrysanthemums
1829-1860 (Edo)
iron, lacquer, and silk
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The front plate of the helmet bowl ("hachi") takes the form of a bird beak.
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.
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. 177; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Mito (Place of Origin)
Measurements
15 15/16 x 12 13/16 x 14 1/4 in. (40.5 x 32.5 x 36.2cm)
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.
51.618