Armor (&lt;i&gt;Gusoku&lt;/i&gt;)
Object type: Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese, Toyohara, Echizen province
Artist: Bamen Tomotsugu
Artist bio: Japanese, Echizen province, Toyohara, active 18th century
Artist role: Armorer
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 18th century
Medium: Iron, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, silk, horse hair, ivory
Dimensions: as mounted, H. 58 5/8 in. (148.8 cm); W. 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm)
Classification: Armor for Man
Geography:  Toyohara  Okinawa prefecture   
Credit line: Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., in memory of Dr. Frederick M. Pedersen, 2001
Accession year: 2001