MAKE A MEME View Large Image Myochin Munechika - Suit of Armor ("Gusoku") - Walters 51601 - Installation A.jpg Armor such as this was made for foot soldiers during the peaceful Edo period 1615-1868 The embossed ironwork was designed for fancy dress parades not battle ...
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Keywords: Myochin Munechika - Suit of Armor ("Gusoku") - Walters 51601 - Installation A.jpg Armor such as this was made for foot soldiers during the peaceful Edo period 1615-1868 The embossed ironwork was designed for fancy dress parades not battle late Other date century 18 Edo iron mail lacquer gold and textile cm 139 7 40 64 50 8 approx accession number 51 601 5088 Bunkio Matsuki date and mode of acquisition unknown Bunkio Matsuki Sale A A Gallery Feb 10 1906 no 183 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1906 Forged Signature Inscribed Myochin Yasuchika place of origin Japan Walters Art Museum license Uchidashi dou dō gusoku Japanese armour in the Walters Art Museum Myochin Munechika
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