Title: Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>)
Object type: Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>)
Date: armor, 18th century; helmet, 16th century; restorations, 2015
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Helmet crest and restorations by Hiromichi Miura 
Artist bio: Japanese, b. 1938
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Restorer/Conservator
Medium: Iron, copper, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold, lacquer, silk, linen, felt, leather, horsehair, doeskin
Dimensions: as mounted, H. 40 in. (101.6 cm); W. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm); D. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm). Wt. 9 lb. 13.2 oz. (4456.5 g)
Classification: Armor for Man
Credit line: Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., 2018
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY