A LACQUERED IRON KARASU-TENGU MENPO (FACE MASK)
EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)
The lacquered iron menpo (face mask) of Karasu-tengu with large and pointing nose, applied with the ase-nagashi (sweat hole) and odayori no kugi (cord hooks) under the chin, cheeks applied with maru hanabishi (circled stylized flower) and chin with kikyo-mon (family crest of bellflower), with three-tier yodare-kake (bib) of lacquered iron plates
Accompanied by a certificate of registration as a Koshu tekubetsu kicho shiryo (Paticularly Special Important Material) no. 1353 issued by the Nihon Katchu Bugu Kenkyu Hozon Kai (Japanese Armor Preservation Society), dated 2022.5.22
A LACQUERED IRON KARASU-TENGU MENPO (FACE MASK)
EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)
The lacquered iron menpo (face mask) of Karasu-tengu with large and pointing nose, applied with the ase-nagashi (sweat hole) and odayori no kugi (cord hooks) under the chin, cheeks applied with maru hanabishi (circled stylized flower) and chin with kikyo-mon (family crest of bellflower), with three-tier yodare-kake (bib) of lacquered iron plates
Accompanied by a certificate of registration as a Koshu tekubetsu kicho shiryo (Paticularly Special Important Material) no. 1353 issued by the Nihon Katchu Bugu Kenkyu Hozon Kai (Japanese Armor Preservation Society), dated 2022.5.22
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