Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>)

Myōchin Munesuke

early 18th century

Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>) by Myōchin Munesuke

Medium

Iron, lacquer, silk, copper, gold

Dimensions

H. 65 1/2 in. (166.4 cm); W. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm); plastron; H. 26 3/4 in. (67.9 cm); W. 15 in. (38.1 cm)

Classification

Armor for Man

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1913

Accession Number

13.112.4

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