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Oni Maedate Demon Spirit Motif Kabuto Helmet
Unkai Mitsusada
Edo period (1615-1868)
Titles
Oni Maedate Demon Spirit Motif Kabuto Helmet (Descriptive)@Helmet (Kabuto with Oni Maedate) (Former title)
Artist
Unkai Mitsusada, Japan
Medium
iron, lacquer, leather and textile
Dimensions
helmet: 13 x 16 x 14 1/2 in. (33 x 40.6 x 36.8 cm) with mount: 20 x 16 x 14 1/2 in. (50.8 x 40.6 x 36.8 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase in memory of William M. Spencer III (1920-2010), 2016.15
Work Type
helmet
Classification
Costume
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Signature
Unkai Mitsuasada
Marks
Pending identification
Inscription
Pending identification
Provenance
Ray Deadman Collection, Birmingham, Alabama [see note 1]; purchased by the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, 2016
1. In 1994, 2016.15 was placed on loan to the Birmingham Museum of Art.
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