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AN IMPORTANT SOMEN [FULL FACE MASK]
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AN IMPORTANT SOMEN [FULL FACE MASK]

SIGNED MIOCHIN SHIKIBU KI MUNEAKIRA ZO KORE, EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)

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AN IMPORTANT SOMEN [FULL FACE MASK]
Signed Miochin Shikibu Ki Muneakira Zo Kore, Edo Period (18th century)
A fine russet iron full face mask made in three pieces, the brow secured with hinge pins, the nose with turning pins, boldly embossed with wrinkles, eyebrows and pouched cheeks, the surface meticulously finished, the two lame yodarekake [throat defence] of black lacquered kiritsuke kozane [false lamellae] laced in blue kebiki odoshi [spaced lacing], interior of mask gold lacquered, signed beneath the chin Miochin Shikibu Ki Muneakira Zo Kore
Literature
Kazuo Iida, Kachu-Men [Armour Masks], (Tokyo, 1991), no. 125.
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Lot Essay

Miochin Muneakira was noted for his expertise in uchidashi [repousse] work. He is ranked along with Miochin Munesuke as one of the two finest exponents at uchidashi work in the Miochin school. Masks by this artist are extremely rare. Only seven are recorded, four in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, two in French collections and the present example.

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