Face mask "somen" · Japan · ID: 3039596
sold
EUR 5,000
Size
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch
Description
iron, blackened, covering the whole face, consisting of several parts, nose removable, red lacquer coating on the inside, small traces of corrosion;
showing a furious facial expression, thought to frighten and terrify the enemy. The mask should protect the face from cuts, but together with the helmet it restricted the visual field immensly.
The object Face mask “somen” with the object ID 3039596 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 48 achieved a sales price of EUR 5,000.
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