Title: Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>) of the Maeda Family
Object type: Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, lacquer, gold, copper alloy, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), leather, silk
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)
Classification: Armor for Man
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1904
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY