Helmet of a samurai armour

Japanese Collection

Accession Nr.:	52.532.10
Type:	weapons and armament; costumes
Date of production:	1821 Edo (Tokugawa) period
Place of production:	Japan

Marks:	dated on the helmet (in Japanese: kabutō): „January 1821”; Kacchū ryōkō Myōchin ki Munefusa
Materials:	lacquer; leather; metal; textile
Dimensions:	Overall height: 161 cm Helmet: Height: 31 cm Width: 45.5 cm

It belongs to a samurai armour of the haramaki type under inv. nos 52.532.2-52.532.10, while 52.532.3 is not part of the armour. Dated January 1821 (12th month of 1820) and signed Kacchū ryōkō Myōchin ki Munefusa (maker of armour Munefusa of the Myōchin clan) on the helmet (in Japanese: kabutō).

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