Ni-mai do tosei gusokuSecond half of Edo Period (1615-1867)19th CenturyHeight: 86 cmDuring the 17th Century samurai families used to display a set of helmet and armor, weapons and banners outdoors on the Tango-no-Sekku Festival (The Boy’s Festival), held on the fifth day of the fifth month, designated as an important ceremonial day by the Edo Shogunate Government. Later in the Edo period these items, except for the banners, were moved indoor, on rooms facing the street. The style of displaying varied in accordance and the armors gradually became miniaturized, thus keeping splendid...
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Red lacquered ressei menpo Samurai mask with fierce expressionMid Edo period (1615 - 1867)18th century A red lacquered samurai mask, with fierce (ressei) expression finely embossed with wrinkles all over the face. Menpo for sale. Price on application. Please include item stock number: men-1392
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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