Lot Essay
Bishamon Ten, one of the Shichifukujin [Seven Gods of Good Luck], is usually depicted wearing armour, which maybe a reason for his likeness being used in armour.
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MOMOYAMA PERIOD (LATE 16TH CENTURY)
Details
A BISHAMON MENPO [MASK]
Momoyama Period (Late 16th century)
The mask of pressed leather and black lacquered, with the lips and teeth in red, red lacquered interior, a three lame yodarekake laced with dark blue spaced lacing
Momoyama Period (Late 16th century)
The mask of pressed leather and black lacquered, with the lips and teeth in red, red lacquered interior, a three lame yodarekake laced with dark blue spaced lacing
Literature
Kazuo Iida, Kachu Men [Armour Masks], (Tokyo, 1991), no. 107.
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