Armor (Gusoku) for a Mounted Samurai with Accessories
Object type: Armor (Gusoku) for a mounted samurai with accessories
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 18th–19th century
Medium: Iron, lacquer, silk, copper, gold, steel
Classification: Armor for Man
Credit line: man’s armor: Gift of Dr. George M. Lefferts, 1910; horse trappings: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1914; helmet crest, foot defenses, horse bit, saddle, and sword: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935; scabbard cover: Gift of Harald de Raasloff, 1915; dagger: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1910