Tatami Kabuto (folding helmet)
Culture
Japanese
Datepossibly 1500s
Mediumiron, textile and lacquer
Dimensionsbowl: 10.8 × 19.1 × 12.1 cm (4 1/4 × 7 1/2 × 4 3/4 in.), 2 lb 4 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.718
Description8 piece iron (including peak). Lames pivoted at temple so that entire helmet folds into compact unit. Mail covered fabric nape defense.ProvenancePurchased by Museum on March 29, 1934 from Francis Bannerman & Sons (NYC). Collectino transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Myōchin Yoshimichi
1600s–1700s
