Detail View: The AMICA Library: Armor (Gusoku)
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.14.100.172
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Japanese
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Title:
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Armor (Gusoku)
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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16th and 18th centuries
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Creation Start Date:
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1500
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Creation End Date:
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1599
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Materials and Techniques:
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Lacquered iron, mail, silk, copper-gilt
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Classification Term:
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Armors
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Style or Period:
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Edo Period
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Dimensions:
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H. 67 1/2 in. (171.5 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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14.100.172
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Bashford Dean, 1914
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Rights:
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Context:
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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. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.aa14.100.172.R.tif
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