A mempo [face mask] | Edo period, 18th century

The Property of a European Collector

A mempo [face mask] 

Edo period, 18^th century

the black lacquered iron ressei mempo [face mask with fierce expression] with detachable nose plate, broad horse hair moustache and chin tuft, red lacquer interior, four-tiered guruwa-style yodaregake [throat protector] with kebiki odoshi [close-spaced lacing] in pale green braid, the illustrated fitted black metal stand is sold with this lot 

16.5 cm., 6⅝ in. wide