late 16th–early 17th century · Steel matchlock gun
Matchlock Gun of Horio Yoshiharu
Japanese maker; associated with Horio Yoshiharu
Why it matters
The gun materialises a technology introduced through maritime contact but manufactured, owned, and used within Japan. It prevents the story of the firearm from ending with a European moment of delivery.
- Publication
- Matchlock Gun of Horio Yoshiharu
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Arms and Armor
- Shelfmark
- 14.100.101
Citation
Matchlock Gun of Horio Yoshiharu. Japan, late 16th–early 17th century. Steel. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 14.100.101.
