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Object Number 99-12-60/52811.4
Display Title Set of Japanese armor: pair of shin guards
Descriptions
Object Description Set of Japanese armor: pair of shin guards, lacquered strips linked with metal sewn to fabric backing
Inventory Description Shin guard, pair, lacquered strips linked with metal sewn to fabric backing
Classification
  • Shin guard
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Culture
  • Japanese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan
Dimensions Overall: 31.7 x 35 x 0.8 cm (12 1/2 x 13 3/4 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 52811
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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