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Armor (Gusoku)

Armorer Helmet bowl signed Saotome Ietada Japanese
Armorer Breastplate inscribed inside, Myōchin Munesuke Japanese
16th and 18th centuries
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 377
This example comes from the armory of Date Yoshimura (1703–1746), daimyo (lord) of Sendai. The helmet bowl, signed Saotome Iye[tada?], dates from the sixteenth century; the remainder of the armor was constructed in the eighteenth century. The breastplate is inscribed inside with the armorer's name, Myōchin Munesuke (1688–1735). The embossed ornament on the solid iron plates is characteristic of the Myōchin school.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Armor (Gusoku)
  • Armorer: Helmet bowl signed Saotome Ietada (Japanese, Edo period, active early–mid-19th century)
  • Armorer: Breastplate inscribed inside, Myōchin Munesuke (Japanese, Edo period, 1688–1735)
  • Date: 16th and 18th centuries
  • Culture: Japanese
  • Medium: Iron, lacquer, silk, gilt copper
  • Dimensions: H. 67 1/2 in. (171.5 cm)
  • Classification: Armor for Man
  • Credit Line: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1914
  • Object Number: 14.100.172
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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