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Armor (<i>Nimaidō Gusoku</i>)
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Armor (<i>Nimaidō Gusoku</i>)

armor, dated 1717; helmet, late 16th century; restorations, 2015

Medium

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

Dimensions

as mounted, H. 58 in. (147.3 cm); W. 28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm); D. 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm); Wt. excluding helmet 27 lb. 15.7 oz. (12.7 kg)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., 2018

Classification

Armor for Man

Department

Arms and Armor

Culture

Japanese

Rights

Public Domain

About Hiromichi Miura

1938-05-20– Japanese