A full-face russet iron samurai amour’s mask with fierce expressionEarly Edo period, 17th -18th centuryProvenance:Kyoto, Arashiyama MuseumLiterature:Kyoto Arashiyama Bijutsukan, catalog, pag. 28Iida Kazuo, Katchû-men (Tokyo, 1991), cat. 123Rare lacquered iron sōmen lacquered in kuro-urushi. The mask, with an expression both strong and elegant, is constructed in two parts only, with the nose incorporated into the upper section. This type of fabrication is found in some sōmen signed by Wushu Masanobu, of which other features, such as the shape of the side wrinkles and the protuberance...
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A Sukekuni Shinto KatanaSamurai sword in koshirae DATEEarly Edo period, circa 1660CERTIFICATENBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon TōkenNAGASA [lenght]: 69.4 cmMOTOHABA2.4cm SORI1.6 cmSUGATA [configuration]: shinogi-zukuri, tori-zori, iori-mune, enlongated chu-kissaki (4,5 cm)KITAE [forging pattern]: thick ko-itameHAMON[temper line]:dai gunome midare mixed with choji midareNAKAGO[tang]: O-suriage (shortened about 8cm) with original Sujichigai Yasurime file marks and newly added Kiri yasuri on the suriage part; two mekugi-ana MEI...
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