A Samurai Iron Menpo (Half Mask), Edo Period, Japan c1615 - 1868 This impressive piece features an

This impressive piece features an intricate basketweave pattern across its wide surface

Jo Lankester (Australia

demonstrating skilled workmanship

Rankin taught himself to paint through reading about great artists and Buddhism

designed to be worn around the bicep

A Samurai Iron Menpo (Half Mask), Edo Period, Japan c1615 - 1868 This impressive piece features anEdo Period, Japan c1615 1868 (mask dating to 18th 19th Century) A well formed Iron Samurai half mask with a defined nose and pronounced chin; The interior red lacquered and exterior black lacquered; the three lame iron yodarekake (throat guard) laced with dark blue sugake odoshi. Measurements: 26cm x 18cm Condition: Original, with evident losses of lacquer to exterior and interior, scratches throughout. Sugake odoshi refurbished at a later date. Iron