Title: Neck Guard (Nodowa)
Object type: Neck guard (Nodowa)
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, lacquer, textile (silk), doe skin
Dimensions: H. 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 4.3 oz. (575 g)
Classification: Armor Parts-Gorgets
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY