Armor (Gusoku)
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A gusoku is a "complete set" of armor, and is the common name for an armor style developed in the late Muromachi period (1392–1573).
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A gusoku is a "complete set" of armor, and is the common name for an armor style developed in the late Muromachi period (1392–1573).
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Title: Armor (Gusoku)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, lacquer, silk
Classification: Armor for Man
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Accession Number: 13.112.3a–m
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