Helmet (Suji Kabuto), Muromachi period, 15th century
Japan
Lacquered iron, silk, stenciled leather, gilt copperThe bowl is inscribed with the character Kami (or Tatematsuru), used by the Haruta school of armorers in Nara. The badge on the turnbacks of the neck guard is that of the Sanada family, daimyo of Ueda.
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