Armor (Gusoku) of the Maeda Family

Japanese

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 377

The armor is decorated in several places with the plum blossom mon (heraldic emblem) of the Maeda family, who were daimyo (feudal lords) of Kaga Province (the southern part of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture) and the second largest landowners in Japan after the Tokugawa family.

Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>) of the Maeda Family, Iron, lacquer, gold, copper alloy, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), leather, silk, Japanese

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Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>) of the Maeda Family, Iron, lacquer, gold, copper alloy, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), leather, silk, Japanese
Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>) of the Maeda Family, Iron, lacquer, gold, copper alloy, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), leather, silk, Japanese
Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>) of the Maeda Family, Iron, lacquer, gold, copper alloy, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), leather, silk, Japanese
Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>) of the Maeda Family, Iron, lacquer, gold, copper alloy, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), leather, silk, Japanese

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