Jingasa
Japanese
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
545 mm (Diameter)80 mm (W)
Place of origin
Japan
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328793
Summary
Shield; Jingasa (Japanese shield). Circular conical shaped black painted beaten metal shield with engraved pattern depicting a large figure with a sword and a small demon running away. Inside, a circle of staples. Some corrosion.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Japanese , maker