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LATE MUROMACHI PERIOD (LATE 14TH/EARLY 15TH CENTURY)
Details
A SOMEN [MASK]
Late Muromachi Period (Late 14th/Early 15th Century)
The russet-iron mask in three sections, boldly yet simply forged with large eye-holes and a small toothless mouth in the style called ubaho [old woman face], the nose removable by turning pins, the brow-plate held by leather ties, a yadome [standing flange] on either cheek and two otayori no kugi [pegs beneath the chin], the interior red-lacquered; contained in a black-lacquered wood box
Late Muromachi Period (Late 14th/Early 15th Century)
The russet-iron mask in three sections, boldly yet simply forged with large eye-holes and a small toothless mouth in the style called ubaho [old woman face], the nose removable by turning pins, the brow-plate held by leather ties, a yadome [standing flange] on either cheek and two otayori no kugi [pegs beneath the chin], the interior red-lacquered; contained in a black-lacquered wood box
Literature
Iida Kazuo, Katchu-men [Armour masks] (Tokyo, 1991), no. 158
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.