samurai yoroi

Kamisaka Sekka (1866-1942), Circa 1920Ink, color, and gold leaf on paper, 39.5 by 248 cmSigned: Sekka with round seal SeiseiA six-panel screen depicting stalks of blue, dark blue and white kikyo (Chinese bellflower) growing from behind bamboo fences, some leaves depicted with the tarashikomi technique. The bamboo fences and some flowers' details are in gold.Painter and designer, Kamisaka Sekka has been one of the most important Japanese artist who brought the traditional aesthetic in the western world. Sekka came from a samurai family - his father was in service...

Samurai maskMid Edo period (1615-1867)Signed under the cin : Myochin Munehisa  A russet embossed iron mask of me no shita men (half face) type.The expression is fierce (ressei) and the dark patina emphasizes this feature.  Sku: men-1228

Lacquered woodHeight: 73.5 cmThe various implements used by samurai commanders to direct troops on the batterfield were referred to as jineigu. Among them, the gunbai uchiwa, a solid, not folding fan, was the equipment that generals used to communicate commands to their lieutenants. Originally used to ward off heat, the primary function of this fan was then to lend form and dignity to the gestures of the commander.This rare war fan, particulary long, is finished in nashiji lacquer and decorated with a moon on one side and a kirimon on the other. The flat part is decorated with fundame lacquer...

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