Helmet (Suji-Kabuto) late 17th–early 18th century Japanese The bowl of this helmet is formed from one hundred individual radial iron plates, the overlapping edges of which form ridges (suji). The inscription on the frontal plate now reads jing? (shrine); however, the first character is missing, and it likely originally read Daijing?. This inscription may refer to the Ise Shrine, the most famous Shinto shrine in Japan, which is dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu. Wearing or displaying the helmet would thus have invoked divine Helmet (Suji-Kabuto). Japanese. late 17th–early 18th cen
Helmet (Suji-Kabuto) late 17th–early 18th century Japanese The bowl of this helmet is formed from one hundred individual radial iron plates, the overlapping edges of which form ridges (suji). The inscription on the frontal plate now reads jing? (shrine); however, the first character is missing, and it likely originally read Daijing?. This inscription may refer to the Ise Shrine, the most famous Shinto shrine in Japan, which is dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu. Wearing or displaying the helmet would thus have invoked divine Helmet (Suji-Kabuto). Japanese. late 17th–early 18th century. Iron, lacquer, copper, gold, silk, copper-gold alloy (shakud?). Helmets
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