Fancy Helmet with Tokugawa Clan Crest and Design of Butterflies and Dragonflies 蝶蜻蛉尽葵紋蒔絵蝶形兜ちょうとんぼづくしあおいもんまきえちょうなりかぶと

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室町時代末期以降、甲冑の意匠が自由に表現されるようになるにつれて、兜も好みの形が作られた。江戸時代には、和紙を張り重ねた張子作りの型に漆を塗った張懸兜は精巧を極めた。本作は中央に徳川家の紋である三葉葵を、そして全面に蜻蛉と蝶を平蒔絵で描いた兜で、徳川家にゆかりのあるものと推測される。

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　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).

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January 9, 2026