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Daikokuten is the god of limitless prosperity. The crest of the helmet is in the form of Daikokuten's hammer, his most familiar attribute, which itself signifies wealth and prosperity. A helmet portraying another of the Shichi Fukujin (Seven Gods of Good Fortune) is also in the Metropolitan Museum's collection (acc. no. 36.25.163).
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Title: Helmet
Date: probably 16th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, lacquer, gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Classification: Helmets
Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Object Number: 36.25.130
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