Suit of Armor with the Buddhist Deity Fudo Myo-o

Armor: 18th-19th century; Assembled: ca. 1900 (Meiji period (1868-1912)) 66 3/4 in. (169.55 cm) approx. Citation Source image

Perhaps the most potent expression of military authority in Japan was the armor of the samurai. A suit of armor such as this set provided both protection in battle and symbolic displays of identity, strength, and power. This suit of armor was probably never worn in battle sinc...

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Bunkio Matsuki Sale, 1906, no. 263; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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