Title: Armor (<i>Nimaidō Gusoku</i>)
Object type: Armor (<i>Nimaidō gusoku</i>)
Date: armor, dated 1717; helmet, late 16th century; restorations, 2015
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Armor inscribed Myōchin Muneakira 
Artist bio: Japanese, Edo period, 1673–1745
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Armorer
Medium: Iron, copper, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold, silver, horn, leather, silk
Dimensions: as mounted, H. 58 in. (147.3 cm); W. 28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm); D. 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm); Wt. excluding helmet 27 lb. 15.7 oz. (12.7 kg)
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