Helmet with ornament bearing seed syllable for Fudō Myōō
studded helmet with short visor at front and four-tiered, wide spreading laced neck guard; curving face protectors with decorated buckskin, studs, and crests; heraldic metal disc with Sanskrit characters for the Buddhist deity Fudo; pair or thin, bladelike metal kuwagatas at front center with heart cutouts; neck guard held together with green ties; ochre colored knots around borders; has wooden stand
- Date
- 17th century
- In our collection
- since June the 29th, 2017 up to now
- Dimensions
- 30 5/16 × 21 7/8 × 15 1/4 in. (77 × 55.5 × 38.74 cm) (on mount, wings erect)
- Location
- G237
- Medium
- Iron, gilt copper, deerskin, silk, and lacquer
- Price
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- Composition
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zinc 48% iron 21% copper 23% atium 5% cadmium 3%