Helmet of Ashikaga Takauji (1305–1358)
Unknown Artist
mid-14th century
Medium
Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, gilt copper
Dimensions
H. of bowl 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm); L. of bowl 11 1/16 in. (28.1 cm); W. of bowl 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm); W. of neck defense 24 1/4 in. (61.6 cm); overall L. with neck defense 17 1/2 in. (45.4 cm); Wt. 12 lb. 4 oz. (5.56 kg)
Classification
Helmets
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Bashford Dean, 1914
Accession Number
14.100.121a