Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryA black-lacquered mask with a detachable nose protector, natural hair moustache and beard, the three-lame yodarekake (throat guard) laced in sugake odoshi style, the ear guards and the underside of the chin pierced with mutsuboshi-mon, the jo-mon of the Toda family of Matsumoto; unsigned. 22.2cm (8?in) high.