A LACQUERED IRON MEMPO

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A LACQUERED IRON MEMPO
18TH/19TH CENTURY

Of standard form with sharply delineated chin and scowl lines and set with cord hooks on either cheek, the mask is lacquered roiro; the open mouth is set with gilt teeth and the separate nose piece is fitted with a moustache; red lacquer interior; four-lame yodare-kake of solid lacquered iron plates; unsigned