Helmet with a Kuwagata and a Mon
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: iron ?; leather; silk braid
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Hana Ikoma & family, Osaka
Object number1982.083.007.005 a-c
Descriptionan iron? helmet with attached louvered neck-guard (plates attached together with blue silk braid); a detachable metal Kuwagata (a horn-like ornament said to symbolize the leaves of the water plant, sagittarius) & a diamond-shaped leather piece bearing a mon or crest in the shape of a backwards J (black on gold paint(?), worn at the front of the helmet)Status
Not on view
