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Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>)

Yukinoshita Sadaiyé

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold and black samurai armor with a helmet that has a gold fin on top and a face plate. The armor has a chest plate with an animal engraved on it. The shoulder plates are gold with green accents. The arm plates are gold with black accents. The forearm and upper arm plates are segmented. The armor skirt is gold with a fringe on the bottom. The greaves are gold with purple ties. The armor is on a brown stand. The background is gray.

Artwork Details

Date
17th century
Medium
Iron, lacquer, silk, gilt copper
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
468 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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