touseikabuto　当世冑

KEY WORD :　art history / crafts

Also written 当世兜. Contemporary helmet. A type of Japanese helmet based on "southern barbarian" *nanban 南蛮 styles along with other armor (tousei gusoku 当世具足) in the late Muromachi period. Types include: nari 形 (figured) kabuto in such shapes as peach, chinquapin and trumpet shell; harikake 張懸 (papier-meche attached) kabuto in such shapes as catfish tail, goushi 合子 (small lidded container), Mt. Fuji 富士 and Ichinotani 一ノ谷 slope; and practical ones like Hinenozu-nari 日根野頭形 and Etchuuzu-nari 越中頭形. To meet the decorative challenge of touseikabuto, more stars were added to the traditional hoshi 星 (star) helmet popular from the late Heian to Nanbokuchou periods, and suji 筋 (lined) helmet popular from the Nanbokuchou to the Muromachi periods. By the mid Edo period, unconventional styles like harikake kabuto declined in quality.

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