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EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
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A KARURA MENPO [MASK]
EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
THE RUSSET IRON MASK BOLDLY FORGED, WITH SMOOTH CHEEKS AND CHIN AND A LARGE BEAK, DECORATED WITH A SINGLE PLUM BLOSSOM ON THE CHIN, BENEATH THE CHIN TWO SHORT ODAYORI-NU-KUGI [CORD RETAINING NAILS], A TWO LAME YODAREKAKE OF HON KOZANE [TRUE LAMELLAE] BLACK LACQUERED AND LACED WITH DARK BLUE KEBIKI ODOSHI [CLOSE LACING]
EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
THE RUSSET IRON MASK BOLDLY FORGED, WITH SMOOTH CHEEKS AND CHIN AND A LARGE BEAK, DECORATED WITH A SINGLE PLUM BLOSSOM ON THE CHIN, BENEATH THE CHIN TWO SHORT ODAYORI-NU-KUGI [CORD RETAINING NAILS], A TWO LAME YODAREKAKE OF HON KOZANE [TRUE LAMELLAE] BLACK LACQUERED AND LACED WITH DARK BLUE KEBIKI ODOSHI [CLOSE LACING]
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium