The flat headgear, which is slightly raised in the centre, is made of black lacquered wood. At the front, it is decorated with a gold lacquer (jap. hiramaki-e) emblem of the Asano family, descendants of the Seiwa-Genji. This shows a pair of crossed tail feathers of a falcon in a broad circular ring (jap. maru ni chigai taka no ha mon). The inside of the headdress is covered with speckled gold lacquer and Here, red silk padding with ribbons is attached for fastening. In addition The original packaging in which the headdress was stored is still present. A wooden box (jap. kiribako) to be closed with light green silk ribbons. On the box an inscription inscription in black ink on the box: Tokugawa jidai jingasa (helmet of a warrior from the Tokugawa period [i.e. 1603-1868]). Such headgear has been worn since the Muromachi period for marches, encampments and outings instead of helmets. These were made from lacquered papier-mâché to very elaborate wooden or even metal models, depending on the position of their models made of wood or even metal.