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Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>)

Saotome Ietada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Samurai armor with a black helmet, gold and brown chest plate, gold shoulder plates, gold arm plates, gold and red lower body covering, gold greaves on lower legs, on a black stand.

Artwork details

Date:
16th and 18th centuries
Medium:
Iron, lacquer, silk, gilt copper
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
357 × 624 px
Museum record:
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