Japanese
Articulated Crayfish, mid-19th century, Edo Period
Not on view
Wrought copper
Dimensions9 1/2 × 5 1/8 in. (24.1 × 13 cm)
Gift of Angela E. Garrett in memory of her daughter, Julie A. Garrett, 1981.59
After the Meiji Restoration in 1868, when Japan returned to an Empire, many armor makers adapted their skills to modeling animals. The same techniques used in riveting curved pieces of metal together to form armor were employed to create the exoskeletons of this articulated crayfish and crab.
