Neck Guard (Nodowa)
Unknown Artist
late 18th–early 19th century
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