Armor of Mail and Plate

Medium

Steel, textile, lacquer

Dimensions

helmet (a), mounted: H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 7 in. (17.8 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 9.6 oz. (725.7 g); cap (b): Diam. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); D. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g); vest (c), laid flat: H. 21 in. (53.3 cm); W. 32 1/4 in. (81.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 4.8 oz. (1043.3 g); cuirass (d), laid flat: H. 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm); W. 42 3/4 in. (108.6 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 9.6 oz. (2993.7 g); right sleeve (e), laid flat: L. 27 in. (68.6 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); Wt. 12.2 oz. (345.9 g); left sleeve (f), laid flat: L. 28 in. (71.1 cm); W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); Wt. 13.2 oz. (374.2 g)

Classification

Mail

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.44a–f