Helmet (<i>Hoshi Kabuto</i>) and Mask with Gorget
Unknown Artist
late 17th or early 18th century
Medium
Iron, lacquer, gilt copper, leather, silk
Dimensions
H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); Diam. with earguards extended 20 in. (50.8 cm); mask H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Classification
Helmets
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.221.18–.19
Tags
Masks