Title: Helmet (Hoshi-Kabuto)
Object type: Helmet (Hoshi-kabuto)
Date: 17th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Inscribed by Iyehisa of Nara 
Artist bio: Japanese, Nara, active 17th century
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Armorer
Medium: Iron, lacquer, gilt copper, copper-gold alloy (shakūdo), silver, silk, gilt leather
Dimensions: H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); L. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)
Classification: Helmets
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1948
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY