Gusoku Bitsu (armor box)
Culture
Japanese
Datelate 18th–early 19th century
Mediumwood and iron with paint and lacquer
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.694.19
DescriptionOf black-lacquered wood, with red-painted highlights at edges. Rectangular cube with slightly convex sides. Hinged cover with hasp, fitting flush with sides. Top & side faces with gold-painted 'mon' of character resembling squarish, reversed "S" within a circle, perhaps the 'hiki' ("bars") of Tsuji clan. Two opposing sides each have pair of flat iron reinforcing strips & hinged carrying loop of rounded form.ProvenanceGift to the Museum by Mrs. Sumner Pingree (Boston, MA) from the Weld estate on March 27, 1943. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Michel Witz the Younger
1530s
