Helmet
Unknown
17th century · Iron, lacquer, silk · Arms and Armor

The shape was inspired by the felt hats worn by namban, or "southern barbarians," as the Europeans were described, but the decoration is typically Japanese.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 17th century
- Medium
- Iron, lacquer, silk
- Culture
- Japanese
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1913











