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Kabuto (helmet) with rising sun
Pre-1700
Iron, lacquer, gold, leather, silk
Iron hachi of sixtytwo laminations, upright iron mabisashi with two floral perforations. Kikuza. Lined with silk. Gilded leather shikiro of seven parts. Two crest hooks on back. Rising sun in gold lacquer on front of helmet. {little spikes, flat tehen, front plate like one on fishnet helmet}
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Provenance
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Acquired at Bunkio Matsuki sale, 1906 ($17.50), no. 175
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
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.
51.619