盔甲

日本

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 377

这件盔甲叫“大铠”,是日本在大约十世纪到十四世纪使用过的一种骑士铠甲。今日尚存的大铠寥寥无几,在全美国的收藏中这是仅有的一件。这件盔甲重三十八磅,是把数百块小铁甲和皮革片涂上漆,再以丝绳串连而成。盔甲的前胸部分以皮革覆盖,上有用镂花模板印制的佛教神灵不动明王的形象,他勇猛和不动的特征与武士精神十分契合。这件盔甲在京都附近的一座神社里保存了几个世纪,据说是日本军事统治者、足利幕府的创始人足利尊氏捐赠的。

Armor (<i>Yoroi</i>) of Ashikaga Takauji (1305–1358), Iron, leather, lacquer, silk, copper, gold, pigments, Japanese

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