Armor (Gusoku)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- as mounted, H. 58 5/8 in. (148.8 cm); W. 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm)
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., in memory of Dr. Frederick M. Pedersen, 2001
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
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War and Military Both · 99%
The image clearly shows a complete suit of protective armor, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art classifies it as Armor (Gusoku) and Armor for Man.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 95%
The armor is elaborately decorated with layered plates, dense lacing, contrasting cords, metal fittings, and repeated surface details.
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Patterns Visual · 95%
Repeated bands, grids, hexagonal forms, and regular lacing create prominent patterned surfaces across the shoulders, torso, sleeves, skirt, and leg defenses.
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Symmetrical Visual · 88%
The armor is arranged as a frontal, broadly bilateral ensemble with paired shoulder, arm, hip, and leg defenses.
Time Periods
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18th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to the 18th century.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the work as Japanese and gives its place of origin as Toyohara, Echizen province.
Materials
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Silver Metadata · 94%
Silver is explicitly listed among the materials in the museum record and is visible in some fittings and accents.
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Ivory Metadata · 86%
Ivory is explicitly listed among the materials in the museum record, although the image does not allow the ivory components to be identified with certainty.
Textiles
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Use of Fabric Both · 95%
Silk is explicitly listed in the catalog, and numerous textile cords and lacing elements are visibly integrated into the armor.
Antiquities, Artifacts, and Religious Objects
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Arms and Armor Both · 99%
The mounted ensemble visibly includes a helmet, face guard, cuirass, shoulder defenses, arm guards, skirt plates, and leg defenses; the catalog department is Arms and Armor.
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Mask Visual · 93%
The attached sculpted face guard is clearly visible beneath the helmet, with a projecting mouth opening and horse-hair moustache detail.
Source & rights
Bamen Tomotsugu. Armor (Gusoku). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.