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EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)
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A LACQUERED IRON KARASU-TENGU MENPO (FACE MASK)
EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)
The lacquered iron menpo (face mask) of Karasu-tengu with large and pointing nose, applied with the ase-nagashi (sweat hole) and odayori no kugi (cord hooks) under the chin, cheeks applied with maru hanabishi (circled stylized flower) and chin with kikyo-mon (family crest of bellflower), with three-tier yodare-kake (bib) of lacquered iron plates
Accompanied by a certificate of registration as a Koshu tekubetsu kicho shiryo (Paticularly Special Important Material) no. 1353 issued by the Nihon Katchu Bugu Kenkyu Hozon Kai (Japanese Armor Preservation Society), dated 2022.5.22
EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)
The lacquered iron menpo (face mask) of Karasu-tengu with large and pointing nose, applied with the ase-nagashi (sweat hole) and odayori no kugi (cord hooks) under the chin, cheeks applied with maru hanabishi (circled stylized flower) and chin with kikyo-mon (family crest of bellflower), with three-tier yodare-kake (bib) of lacquered iron plates
Accompanied by a certificate of registration as a Koshu tekubetsu kicho shiryo (Paticularly Special Important Material) no. 1353 issued by the Nihon Katchu Bugu Kenkyu Hozon Kai (Japanese Armor Preservation Society), dated 2022.5.22
Literature
Kazuo Iida, Kacchumen mononofu no kaso (Face masks of armor: costume of warrior) (Tokyo: Token shunju shinbunsha, 1991). plate. 152.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
Brought to you by
Takaaki Murakami (村上高明)
Vice President, Specialist and Head of Department