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Note: An almost identical mask to this but made in red lacquered iron is illustrated in Iida Kazuo, Katchu-men [Armour masks] (Tokyo, 1991), no. 151
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EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
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A KARURA SOMEN [FULL FACE MASK]
Edo Period (18th Century)
The well formed mask in red-lacquered leather with yadome [standing flanges] on the cheeks and plates, pierced with inome [boars-eyes] on the cheeks, in front of the ears and on the nose, the brow plate embossed with seven round studs and a pair of pigeons (symbols of the war god Hachiman) and edged with a strip of gilded leather, the interior red lacquered
Edo Period (18th Century)
The well formed mask in red-lacquered leather with yadome [standing flanges] on the cheeks and plates, pierced with inome [boars-eyes] on the cheeks, in front of the ears and on the nose, the brow plate embossed with seven round studs and a pair of pigeons (symbols of the war god Hachiman) and edged with a strip of gilded leather, the interior red lacquered
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