Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>)

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