Samurai War Helmet. 1825-1875, Japan. This helmet has an iron “hachi” of thirty-three riveted laminations, a “shikoro” of five plates laced in “kebiki” (spread hair) style with navy blue “ito doshi” laces, and axes as “yokodate” made from whale baleen. A Phoenix (“Ho o”) serves as a “maedate;” one tail feather is missing. It is lined with rawhide.
A fabulous Akoda-nari Suji-Kabuto,
- Height: 10 in/25.4 cm
- Width: 17.25 in/43.8 cm
- Depth: 15 in/38.1 cm
- Weight: 8.3 lbs/3750.6 g
Japan, late 15th-16th century, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Helmet shaped like an ebōshi. Japan, Edo Period, 1600s [869×1050]
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Helmet shaped like an ebōshi. Japan, Edo Period, 1600s [869×1050]
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Helmet (Suji-kabuto Akoda-nari), Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arms and Armor
Rogers Fund, 1913
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Medium: Iron, lacquer, copper, gold, silk
Helmet (Suji-kabuto Akoda-nari), Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arms and Armor
Rogers Fund, 1913
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Medium: Iron, lacquer, copper, gold, silk
Nanban helmet in the shape of a European hat, Japan, 16th-17th century.
from Christies
Nanban helmet in the shape of a European hat, Japan, 16th-17th century.
from Christies
Fireman’s Helmet (Kajikabuto) for a Daimyo, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arms and Armor
Purchase, Kenneth and Vivian Lam Gift, 2005
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Medium: Gilt copper, leather, felt, silk, lacquer
