AN 18th CENTURY IRON RESSEI MENPO
Iron, lacquer, animal hair and fabricCovering the face from the nose down to the chin, with horsehair moustache and chin hair, and detachable nose-piece. The interior lacquered red, the outside of plain iron with a simple four lame yodare-kake (throat guard) and laced with blue fabric. The chin with an Asenagashi-no-ana, a drain hole for perspiration and with visible teeth and red-lacquered lip.Dimensions: HEIGHT 22.5 CMCondition: Traces of use and wear – complete and generally in good conditionProvenance: Hungarian private collection