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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1970.12.10
Title
Thigh Guard (Haidate) from Suit of Armor Bearing Crests of the Abe Clan
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Oyoroi: Haidate
Classification
Armor
Work Type
armor
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/49111

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Lacquered iron over blue silk woven with silver-leafed dragon rondels, "inden" (lacquered leather), and plainweave silk lacing
Dimensions
51 x 57.5 cm (20 1/16 x 22 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Museum Collection
Accession Year
1970
Object Number
1970.12.10
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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