A Myochin style iron Somen (whole mask), Meiji period

Estimate

1,600 - 2,000 GBP

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Description

22.5cm., 8 7/8 in.

worked in uchidashi with bold wrinkles on the forehead and cheeks, roped eyebrows, and a riveted nose, the prominent chin with two otayori and a circular hole for drainage, the interior lacquered in red, inscribed Nippon Yuitsu Kachu Ryoko Myochin minbu ki no Munesada saku