The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Shoulder Guard (O-Sode)

Shoulder Guard (O-Sode)

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Shoulder Guard (O-Sode)

Date:: middle to late 14th century
Culture:: Japanese
Medium:: Lacquered iron and leather, silk, gilt copper
Dimensions:: Height 17 1/4 in. ( 43.82 cm) Width 13 3/4 in. ( 34.93 cm) H 17 1/4 in. ( 43.82 cm) W. 13 3/4 in. ( 34.93 cm) H. 17-1/4"; W. 13-3/4"
Classification:: Armor Parts
Credit Line:: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1914
Accession Number:: 14.100.50

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Description

Large square sode are the earliest form of shoulder guards used in Japan. This rare, unrestored example is almost contemporary with the Ashikaga armor also in the Metropolitan Museum's collection (acc. no. 14.100.121).
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What
Metal (59,364)

Costume (41,678)

Silk (32,922)

Gilt (9,043)

Iron and iron alloy (6,952)

Copper (6,255)

Leather (5,761)

Iron (3,753)

Armor (2,071)

Guards (1,123)

Body armor (1,057)
Where
Asia (68,071)

Japan (21,819)
In the Museum
Arms and Armor (13,084)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Japan, 1000–1400 A.D.

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