Helmet Splitter Kabutowari with Sheath and Seed Motif

Japan

Edo period (1615-1868), About 1625

  • Titles Helmet Splitter Kabutowari with Sheath and Seed Motif (Descriptive)@Helmet Splitter (Hachiwari) with Sheath (Descriptive)
  • Artist Japan
  • Medium steel
  • Dimensions 20 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 in. (51.4 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Museum purchase in memory of William M. Spencer III (1920-2010), 2016.21a-b
  • Work Type helmet splitter with sheath
  • Classification Weapons and Ammunition
  • On View

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