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EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
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An Iron Half-Mask (Mempo)
Edo period (18th century)
Russet-iron forged with deep wrinkles around the mouth and a prominent chin with a cleft and large ears, the bulbous nose with a pronounced bridge attached to the mask with hooks, two pegs on the chin to hold helmet cords and one hole below the chin for ventilation; with a four-lame solid-plate throat guard lacquered black and laced in purple and orange
Edo period (18th century)
Russet-iron forged with deep wrinkles around the mouth and a prominent chin with a cleft and large ears, the bulbous nose with a pronounced bridge attached to the mask with hooks, two pegs on the chin to hold helmet cords and one hole below the chin for ventilation; with a four-lame solid-plate throat guard lacquered black and laced in purple and orange