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Kabuto (helmet) with crescent moon facing upwards
late 18th century
iron, gilt
Iron hachi and mabisashi. Hachi of sixtyfour laminations with sixteen hundred rivets. Mabisashi carries hook with a crescent moon facing upwards. No shikoro. Chrysanthemum kikuza, partially in gilt(?). Ring on back.
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Provenance
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Acquired at Bunkio Matsuki sale, 1906 ($17.50)
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 12 in. (30.5 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.
51.622