头盔盾徽（少女） - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	头盔盾徽（少女）
品名（英）	Helmet Crest (Maidate)
入馆年号	1936年，36.25.228
策展部门	武器和盔甲（Arms and Armor）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1700 - 公元 1899
创作地区	原产国: 日本（Country of Origin: Japan）
分类	头盔Crets（Helmet Crests）
尺寸	直径 8 英寸 (20.3 厘米); 重 1.2 盎司 (35 g)
介绍（中）	代表性头盔和面罩所传达的象征意义可以通过使用可拆卸的徽章（少女帽）来增强，通常安装在帽檐上方的头盔前部。冠有时是由铁制成的，但更常见的是，它们结合了皮革、纸张或镀金和涂漆木材等精细材料。江户时期的徽章设计包括广泛的家族纹章（mon）、植物和动物的自然再现以及神圣的图像。这些相同的装饰主题也出现在这一时期的浮雕铁胸甲上。胸甲相对宽阔的表面为熟练的军械师提供了充足的空间来展示他作为金属工人的天赋和作为艺术家的创造力这个徽章和胸甲（36.25.347）有一个共同的神圣主题：通过展示代表战神八幡名字的人物来召唤他。八幡是日本最早融入佛教万神殿的土著神之一。到八世纪末，他被正式授予佛教大佛称号。他被认为是传说中的天皇（270–310年在位）的神化精神，也是第一个幕府的创始人南本氏家族的特殊赞助人，这两个因素都可能有助于他战神地位的发展。八岛被认为是国家在冲突时期的保护者，并被各级武士尊为个人保护者。日本各地都建造了供奉八幡的寺庙，在那里他受到佛教和神道仪式的崇拜。将徽章中心一分为二的精致字体赋予了神的尊称"八幡大伯松"。
介绍（英）	The symbolism conveyed by a representational helmet and face mask could be enhanced by the use of a detachable crest (maidate), usually mounted on the front of the helmet just above the brim. Crests are sometimes made of iron, but more frequently they combine delicate materials such as leather, paper-mâché, or gilt and lacquered wood. Crest designs of the Edo period include a wide range of family heraldry (mon), naturalistic renditions of plants and animals, and sacred imagery. These same decorative themes are also featured on embossed iron breastplates of the period. The relatively broad surface of a breastplate afforded a skilled armorer ample room to display his talents as a metalworker and his inventiveness as an artist. This crest and breastplate (36.25.347) share a common sacred theme: the invocation of the war god Hachiman through the display of the characters representing his name. Hachiman, one of the principal Shintō deities (kami), was among the first indigenous gods assimilated into the Buddhist pantheon in Japan. By the late eighth century he was officially accorded the Buddhist title Daibosatsu (Great Bodhisattva). He was identified as the deified spirit of the legendary Emperor Ōjin (r. 270–310) and as the particular patron of the Minamoto clan, founders of the first shogunate, both factors that may have contributed to the development of his status as the god of war. Hachiman was considered the protector of the state in times of strife and was revered as a personal protector by individual samurai of all ranks. Temples dedicated to Hachiman were built throughout Japan, where he is worshiped in both Buddhist and Shintō rites. The delicate lettering that bisects the center of the crest gives the god's honorific title, Hachiman Daibosatsu.