Cuirass (Dou or Dō) and Fauld (Kusazuri), from a Seven Piece Suit of Armor
Unknown, Japanese, Japanese
Late Edo Period (about 1789-1868)
Laquer, leather, cotton, silk, steel and brass
Overall: 31 1/8 in. (79 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Everett M. Stevens, Class of 1901
31.1.5126.1
Geography
Place Made: Japan, East Asia, Asia
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Exhibition History
Shin guard exhibited: Critical Faculties: Teaching with the Hood's Collections, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 15-March 13, 2005.
Provenance
"Made and at one time worn by Mr. Hara," (possibly Taneaki Hara)" Okayama, Japan, date unknown; inherited by his widow, Mrs. Hara, date unknown; given by Mrs. Hara to benefit the new mission church, date unknown; sent back to the United States to be sold to benefit the church; in the family of Everett Mellen Stevens (1878-1960), Nashua, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1931.
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