Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>)
Saotome Ietada
early–mid-19th century
Medium
Iron, silk, copper, gold
Dimensions
lining: L. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (21 g); trousers (r): H. 24 in. (61 cm); W. 23 in. (58.4 cm); Wt. 11.7 oz. (332 g)
Classification
Armor for Man
Culture
Japanese and European
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Edith McCagg, in memory of her husband, Louis B. McCagg, 1929
Accession Number
29.178