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The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
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The Property of a European Collector
A hanbo [half mask] | Momoyama period, late 16th century
Lot Closed
May 10, 02:32 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
Lot Details
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The Property of a European Collector
A hanbo [half mask]
Momoyama period, late 16th century
the patinated russet iron hanbo forged with pronounced yadome [standing flanges] to the cheeks, red lacquer interior, three-tiered red lacquer yodaregake [throat protector] with sugake odoshi [spaced-lacing] in dark blue braid, the illustrated fitted black metal stand is sold with this lot
15 cm., 6 in. wide
It seems from the style, forging and patina, this face mask may have come from the workshops of Yoshimichi/Takayoshi. It closely resembles a drawing illustrated in the Meiko zukan (1732), see Robert Burawoy, Études du Meiko Zukan: Armuriers du Japon XVIe-XVIIIe siècle, (Paris, 2008), pg. 124.