Samurai Kabuto Set With 62 Slats And Its Lacquered Iron Mempo - Edo Period (1603-1868).

JAPAN - Edo period (1603-1868) Samurai half mask called “Mempo” in lacquered iron. Pronounced chin, large white horsehair mustache, movable nose, pierced nostrils and visible teeth, sweat hole under the chin. Three-stage gorget in lacquered iron and blue silk. Red interior lacquer (slight losses and old restoration). Dimensions: 19 x 16 x 11 cm Kabuto composed of 62 slats of wrought iron THEHEN NO ANA (opening at the top) in copper at 4 degrees SHIKORO (neck cover) at 4 degrees in black lacquered iron and purple braid FUKIGAESHI (fins) in iron black lacquer MABI SA SHI (visor) in wrought iron MAEDATE in lacquered and gilded wood depicting an oni head with large ears Dimensions: 65 x 39 x 36 cm Sold with the base