Fireman's Helmet
Culture
Japanese
Datepossibly 1800s
Mediumiron, copper alloy, leather, fabric, lacquer
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.701
DescriptionNearly identical to HAM# 3083.4, but with taller, multi-stage copper "tehen," & skull divided into wide flutes set off by strong ribs. Certain flutes are grouped, & mounted with conical bossets in vertical rows. Bracket-cut peak at brow. Blackened plates of bowl were once lacquered.ProvenanceEx-collection Angelo Peyron (Florence, Italy) Purchased by the Museum at Savoy Art and Auction Galleries (NYC), part of lot 588, on 5 November 1954. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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