Description:
A HANBO (MASK)
Lacquered iron with fabric
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Covering the lower face from under the nose to the chin. The interior lacquered red, the outside brown, with a simple four lame yodare-kake (throat guard) laced in dark blue. The chin with an Asenagashino-ana, a drain hole for perspiration.
HEIGHT ca. 16 CM
Provenance: Czech private collection.
Condition: Traces of use and wear, small cracks and splitting to lacquer around the edges - complete condition.