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Title: Pair of Underarm Defenses
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, leather, shakudō, lacquer, silk
Dimensions: 36.25.441a; H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm); D. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 3.6 oz. (556 g); 36.25.441b; H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 8 in. (20.3 cm); D. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 3.3 oz. (546 g)
Classification: Armor Parts
Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number: 36.25.441a, b
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