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SIGNED MITO JU YOSHIOMI, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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A FINE MEMPO
Signed Mito Ju Yoshiomi, Edo Period (19th Century)
The russet iron mask well forged with wrinkles on the upper cheeks and around the mouth which is small and without teeth, a detachable nose held by hooks is quite large and curved giving the mask a slightly comical appearance, the upper lip a separate plate riveted on as are the well formed naturalistic ears, simple shaped pegs beneath the chin, the throat defence of five solid plates is laced with spaced lacing
Signed Mito Ju Yoshiomi, Edo Period (19th Century)
The russet iron mask well forged with wrinkles on the upper cheeks and around the mouth which is small and without teeth, a detachable nose held by hooks is quite large and curved giving the mask a slightly comical appearance, the upper lip a separate plate riveted on as are the well formed naturalistic ears, simple shaped pegs beneath the chin, the throat defence of five solid plates is laced with spaced lacing
Literature
Kazuo Iida, Katchu-men (Japan, 1991), no.20.