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Bowl of a Kabuto (helmet)
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Bowl of a Kabuto (helmet)

Culture
Date1700s
Mediumiron
Dimensions12 × 22 × 23.5 cm (4 3/4 × 8 11/16 × 9 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.711.7
DescriptionStripped of finish and all fittings.
ProvenancePurchased by Museum from American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (NYC), Macomber sale, December 10-12, 1936 (lot 227). Paid $40 which included HAM#s 2390-2446. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on view
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Japanese
1534
Acorn-shaped Kabuto
Myochin Ki (no) Munechika
February 1855
Katana (long sword of a daisho set)
Japanese
early 1400s, mountings of early 1800s
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Japanese
18th century
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Japanese
possibly 1600s
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Japanese
possibly 1500s
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Japanese
18th–19th century
Higgins Photography
Japanese
late 18th–early 19th century