Kabuto Helmet with Visor in the Namban Style 鉄錆地南蛮鉢形兜 輪貫前立てつさびじなんばんばちなりかぶと わぬきまえだて
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室町時代後期以降の兜で、製作が簡略化され実用的でもある兜は、頭形兜と桃形と烏帽子形の兜である。桃形は南蛮兜の影響のある形で、前方中央から後方にかけて一条の鎬を立て、左右両面を平骨に仕上げているため、敵の攻撃物をすべらせて避けるのに役立った。本作も桃山時代の桃形南蛮兜の代表的なもので、その構成法は一枚の鉄を打ちふくらませて作る一カ所合わせの方法が困難であったらしく、四枚の鉄片を打ち出して構成している。𩊱（しころ）は、黒漆塗りに萌黄糸を六段に素懸威した日野根型であり、吹返に花菱紋を金で、前立には木彫に鍍金を施した蛇之目紋［輪貫と呼ぶ環の文様の俗称］を置いている。
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Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
This database showcases some 2,000 objects from our collection of some 30,000 pieces of artworks from various periods and cultures including Japanese, Eastern and Western works, ranging from paintings...
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The Japanese Council of Art Museums
The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).
Last updated
January 9, 2026