A Samurai Iron Menpo (Half Mask), Edo Period, Japan c1615 - 1868 designed to be worn around

designed to be worn around the bicep

Title: “The Cardinal"

Measurements: (Artwork: 12cm x 10cm) (Paper: 15cm x 13cm)

This impressive piece features an intricate basketweave pattern across its wide surface

which appear to be forget-me-not's

A Samurai Iron Menpo (Half Mask), Edo Period, Japan c1615 - 1868 designed to be worn aroundEdo Period, Japan c1615 1868 (mask dating to 18th 19th Century) A well formed Iron Samurai half mask with a defined nose and pronounced chin; The interior red lacquered and exterior black lacquered; the three lame iron yodarekake (throat guard) laced with dark blue sugake odoshi. Measurements: 26cm x 18cm Condition: Original, with evident losses of lacquer to exterior and interior, scratches throughout. Sugake odoshi refurbished at a later date. Iron