Cuirass (do maru), with character for ‘loyalty’ (chuu)

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Japan

Cuirass (do maru), with character for ‘loyalty’ (chuu)
1650/1617
iron, lacquer, gilded leather, silk, lacquered wood

Place made: Edo (Tokyo)
Medium: iron, lacquer, gilded leather, silk, lacquered wood
Dimensions: 70.0 x 40.0 x 30.0 cm
Credit line: Gift of M.J.M. Carter AO through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2022.
Accession number: 20223A61(a&b)
Signature and date: Not signed. Not dated.
Provenance: Created by a Japanese artist, Edo, Japan, 1650-1700; Robert Winter, Kyoto, Japan, c 2000; Robert Joyce and Jo Mainland, Melbourne, c 2002; purchased by Raphy Star, Melbourne, c. 2002-2022; gifted to the Art Gallery of South Australia, 2022.
Media category: Dress
Collection area: Asian art - Japan