- Object number4201.341.3
- TitleKabuto Datemono Maedate [helemt fore-crest]
- Creator
- DescriptionA gilt Japanese Kabuto datemono [helemt crest] called a maedate (frontal decoration). This one is a small wooden carved and gold painted oni (Japanese demon) with horns, fangs and glass eyes. This would be attached to the front of the kabuto, it could either represent the crest of the clan or evoke mythical beasts.
- Date1615 - 1868
- Production periodEdo period
- Dimensions
- Width: 220 mm
- Height: 160 mm