COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.14.100.172
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Name-CRT:
Japanese
Title:
Armor (Gusoku)
Title Type:
Object name
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
16th and 18th centuries
Creation Start Date:
1500
Creation End Date:
1599
Materials and Techniques:
Lacquered iron, mail, silk, copper-gilt
Classification Term:
Armors
Style or Period:
Edo Period
Dimensions:
H. 67 1/2 in. (171.5 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
14.100.172
Credit Line:
Gift of Bashford Dean, 1914
Context:
This armor comes from the armory of Daté Yoshimura (1703-1746), daimyo of Sendai. The helmet bowl, signed Saotome Iye, dates from the sixteenth century; the remainder of the armor was constructed in the eighteenth century. The breastplate is inscribed inside with the armorer's name, Myochin Munesuke (1688-1735). The embossed ornament on the solid iron plates is characteristic of the Myochin school.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.aa14.100.172.R.tif
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Armor (Gusoku)
