Mask
ca. 1800 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Iron facemask (Japanese somen - lit. 'entire face') by Myochin Muneyasu; soft russet-iron patination with an appearance of a heavily wrinkled and veined older man. There is a long thick white moustache (perhaps of horse-hair) and large eyeballs applied in silver. The upper and lower parts are joined by butterfly hinges.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Met, Japan, armour and helmets |
| Physical description | Iron facemask (Japanese somen - lit. 'entire face') by Myochin Muneyasu. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Myochin Muneyasu' (Signed with maker's name) |
| Summary | Iron facemask (Japanese somen - lit. 'entire face') by Myochin Muneyasu; soft russet-iron patination with an appearance of a heavily wrinkled and veined older man. There is a long thick white moustache (perhaps of horse-hair) and large eyeballs applied in silver. The upper and lower parts are joined by butterfly hinges. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.78-1928 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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