Neck Guard (Nodowa)

Unknown Artist

late 18th–early 19th century

Neck Guard (Nodowa) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Iron, lacquer, textile (silk), doe skin

Dimensions

H. 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 4.3 oz. (575 g)

Classification

Armor Parts-Gorgets

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.472

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