JAPANESE
Ceremonial helmet with dragons and triple butterfly crest
(Ryū mitsuageha chō mon iri jingasa 龍三揚羽蝶紋入陣笠)
(19th century)

Medium
lacquer on (leather) (maki-e), pigment, gold paint, silk, cotton, fibre, silk and cotton (thread), (other materials)

Measurements
7.8 × 40.5 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Accessioned, 1888

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Japan

Accession Number
2025O-D1A

Department
Asian Art

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