Armor (<i>Nimaidō Gusoku</i>)
Hiromichi Miura|Saotome Ietada|Myōchin Muneakira
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)
Classification
Armor for Man
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., 2018
Accession Number
2018.833.3a–p
Rights
Public Domain