Helmet in the Shape of an Eggplant

Inscribed by Saotome Ietada Japanese

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 377

Helmet in the Shape of an Eggplant, Inscribed by Saotome Ietada (Japanese, Edo period, active early–mid-19th century), Iron, lacquer, copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silk, Japanese

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Helmet in the Shape of an Eggplant, Inscribed by Saotome Ietada (Japanese, Edo period, active early–mid-19th century), Iron, lacquer, copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silk, Japanese
Helmet in the Shape of an Eggplant, Inscribed by Saotome Ietada (Japanese, Edo period, active early–mid-19th century), Iron, lacquer, copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silk, Japanese
Helmet in the Shape of an Eggplant, Inscribed by Saotome Ietada (Japanese, Edo period, active early–mid-19th century), Iron, lacquer, copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silk, Japanese
Helmet in the Shape of an Eggplant, Inscribed by Saotome Ietada (Japanese, Edo period, active early–mid-19th century), Iron, lacquer, copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silk, Japanese
Helmet in the Shape of an Eggplant, Inscribed by Saotome Ietada (Japanese, Edo period, active early–mid-19th century), Iron, lacquer, copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silk, Japanese

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