A FINE MENPO (MASK)
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Iron, leather, lacquer, animal hair and fabric. Japan, Edo period
Covering the face from the nose down to the chin, with horsehair moustache and detachable nose-piece. The interior lacquered red, the outside black with a simple three lame yodare-kake (throat guard) of brown-lacquered leather and laced in black and beige. The chin with an Asenagashi-no-ana, a drain hole for perspiration and the ears pierced.
Condition: Traces of use and wear mostly in the leather - complete condition
Provenance: From a Hungarian private collection
HEIGHT ca. 21 CM
Covering the face from the nose down to the chin, with horsehair moustache and detachable nose-piece. The interior lacquered red, the outside black with a simple three lame yodare-kake (throat guard) of brown-lacquered leather and laced in black and beige. The chin with an Asenagashi-no-ana, a drain hole for perspiration and the ears pierced.
Condition: Traces of use and wear mostly in the leather - complete condition
Provenance: From a Hungarian private collection
HEIGHT ca. 21 CM
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A FINE MENPO (MASK)
Estimate €750 - €1,500
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