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Curators, Collectors, and Dealers: The Growth of the Arms and Armor Collection, 1929 to the Present

As part of a special Sunday at the Met program held in conjunction with the exhibition Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department, Stuart W. Pyhrr, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Curator in Charge, details the growth of the department after 1929, changes in the galleries, and notable acquisitions.

Video/Audio (6)

Dressing in Steel: Part One
(00:37:39) 690 views

Dressing in Steel: Part Two
(00:20:04) 279 views

A Visit to the Armor Galleries
(00:30:21) 4362 views

Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department, 1904–1929
(00:30:12) 227 views

The Art of Arms and Armor: Challenges of Research, Display, and Education
(00:33:09) 321 views

Curators, Collectors, and Dealers: The Growth of the Arms and Armor Collection, 1929 to the Present
(00:36:37) 208 views

Armor (Yoroi)

Date:: late 14th century
Culture:: Japanese
Medium:: Iron, silk, lacquer
Dimensions:: Height 27 1/2 in. ( 69.85 cm) Width 17 in. ( 43.18 cm)
Classification:: Armor for Man
Credit Line:: Fletcher Fund, 1928
Accession Number:: 28.60.1a–s

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 377

Provenance

Temple of Kurama, near Kyoto; Ex coll.: Baron Sakai, Professor Chitora Kawasaki, Seki Yasunosuke.
See also
What
Metal (59,364)

Costume (41,678)

Silk (32,922)

Iron and iron alloy (6,952)

Iron (3,753)

Armor (2,071)

Lacquer (1,745)

Body armor (1,057)

Yoroi (6)
Where
Asia (68,071)

Japan (21,819)
When
A.D. 1000-1400 (7,084)
In the Museum
Arms and Armor (13,084)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Japan, 1000–1400 A.D.