Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>) of the Maeda Family

Medium

Iron, lacquer, gold, copper alloy, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), leather, silk

Dimensions

as mounted: H. 55 in. (139.7 cm); W. 29 in. (73.4 cm); D. 21 in. (53.3 cm); Wt. approx. 48 lb. (21.8 kg)

Classification

Armor for Man

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1904

Accession Number

04.4.64