Mid Edo Period (18th c.)／Iron, papier-mache, leather, silk, lacquer
30.0 x 30.0 x 45.0 cm
SUMMARY
The bowl of the helmet is made from five sheets of thin iron, topped with a papier-mache shachihoko (a mythical creature with the head of a tiger and body of a carp) using thickly applied washi. The entire helmet has been thickly painted with lacquer and hardened, with the mouth and nostrils lacquered in vermilion. A gilt bronze veneer was attached for the eyes, and the shikoro (a neck guard of articulated plates) were made from iron-plated moriage-zane (thickly lacquered scales) lacquered in vermilion, over which was painted black lacquer. A Hineno-style five-plated helmet laced in purple, it features round single-plated fukigaeshi (wing-like projections at the sides), lacquered in black with an ornamental silver lining. Its papier-mache techniques and lacquer work are excellent make this a well-balanced harikake helmet.
INFORMATION
Sunday, August 25 - Sunday, September 29, 2019
This Is Japan In Kyoto From The Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection The Museum of Kyoto (Kyoto, Japan)
Thursday, June 19 - Sunday, August 24, 2008
Eternal Treasures of Japan: The Art of the Samurai National Museum of the Cultural Complex of the Republic (Brasilia, Brazil)
Friday, February 10 - Sunday, April 16, 1995
Treasures of Japanese Art: Edo Period 1615-1868 La Pedrera / The House Mila (Barcelona, Spain)
Friday, September 23 - Sunday, January 22, 1995
Treasures of Japanese Art: Edo Period 1615-1868 Juan March Foundation (Madrid, Spain)
Saturday, March 3 - Tuesday, April 10, 1990
Eternal Treasures of Japanese Culture: Beauty and Spirit of Japan National Museum of Fine Arts (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
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