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Armor (Gusoku) of the Maeda Family
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Title: Armor (Gusoku) of the Maeda Family
Caption: Armor (Gusoku) of the Maeda Family. Culture: Japanese. Dimensions: as mounted: H. 55 in. (139.7 cm); W. 29 in. (73.4 cm); D. 21 in. (53.3 cm); Wt. approx. 48 lb. (21.8 kg). Date: 18th century.
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.
Technique/material: Iron, lacquer, gold, copper alloy, copper-gold alloy (shakudo), leather, silk
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 3212 × 4283 px | 39.4 MB
Print size: 27.2 × 36.3 cm | 1264.6 × 1686.2 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ARMOR FOR MAN • ARMOR • ARMS AND ARMOR • ASIA • COPPER ALLOY • COPPER • COPPERWORK • COSTUME • GOLD ALLOY • GOLD • IRON (METAL) • IRON AND IRON ALLOY • IRON • IRON, LACQUER, GOLD, COPPER ALLOY, COPPER-GOLD ALLOY (SHAKUDO), LEATHER, SILK • JAPAN • LACQUER • LEATHER • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • SILK • TEXTILES: SILK
