Helmet (<i>Hoshi Kabuto</i>) in the 13th Century Style
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); Wt. 9 lb. 11.2 oz. (4399.9 g)
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