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Menpo Mask

A Japanese Samurai ressei menpo mask
A Japanese Samurai ressei menpo mask

A Japanese Samurai ressei menpo mask

Located in Milano, IT

Samurai menpo mask with the ressei (fierce) expression, belonging to the me-no-shita "half-face" type, which stands out for its leather surface to simulate finely hammered iron.

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Antiquities

Materials

Leather

A Momonari-type samurai Kabuto with menpō mask
A Momonari-type samurai Kabuto with menpō mask

A Momonari-type samurai Kabuto with menpō mask

Located in Milano, IT

A Kabuto Momonari-type samurai helmet, so named because of its characteristic shape resembling a peach, made of natural iron. The visor (mabizashi) is embellished with raised eyebr...

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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Iron

A Samurai Menpō (Face Mask) Japan, Edo Period, Early 18th Century
A Samurai Menpō (Face Mask) Japan, Edo Period, Early 18th Century

A Samurai Menpō (Face Mask) Japan, Edo Period, Early 18th Century

Located in London, GB

A Samurai Menpō (Face Mask) Japan, Edo Period, Early 18th Century A samurai face mask, retaining its original red lacquer finish, white boar’s hair moustache and silk lacing.

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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Masks

Materials

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Japanese Edo Samurai Yoroi Iron Mempo Mask with Lacquer & Silk Lacing, c. 1750
Japanese Edo Samurai Yoroi Iron Mempo Mask with Lacquer & Silk Lacing, c. 1750

Japanese Edo Samurai Yoroi Iron Mempo Mask with Lacquer & Silk Lacing, c. 1750

Located in New York, NY

Japanese Edo Period Iron Mempo Samurai Face Mask (Yoroi) with Lacquer and Silk Lacing, Circa 1750 A superb and highly expressive Japanese samurai menpō (face mask) dating from the E...

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Antique 1750s Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

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Samurai Helmet "Zunari Kabuto" - Early Edo (circa 1610)
Samurai Helmet "Zunari Kabuto" - Early Edo (circa 1610)

Samurai Helmet "Zunari Kabuto" - Early Edo (circa 1610)

Located in Paris, FR

Triple tomo with 2 maple leaves. 2 rounded horn-shaped side ornaments (wakidate) in black and gold lacquered wood. Black-lacquered iron mask (menpo), gray horsehair moustache, red-la...

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Antique Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities

Materials

Iron

Edo-period Orange-Laced Samurai Suit
Edo-period Orange-Laced Samurai Suit

Edo-period Orange-Laced Samurai Suit

Located in New Orleans, LA

It features a black lacquered iron helmet with a gilded wood crest depicting a mythical monster. The russet iron face mask has a noble expression, a detachable nose and a silver inla...

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Antique 18th Century Asian Edo Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Copper, Iron

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Samurai Mask with a Fierce Expression Ressei Menpo
Samurai Mask with a Fierce Expression Ressei Menpo

Samurai Mask with a Fierce Expression Ressei Menpo

Unavailable

H 11.82 in W 5.91 in D 7.88 in

Samurai Mask with a Fierce Expression Ressei Menpo

Located in Milano, IT

Samurai mask with a fierce expression Ressei Menpo DATE Edo period (1615 - 1867), 18th century A red lacquered high-level mask, with fierce (ressei) expression finely embos...

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Iron

Dangae do tosei gusoku A blue-laced samurai armor with cuirass of double style
Dangae do tosei gusoku A blue-laced samurai armor with cuirass of double style

Dangae do tosei gusoku A blue-laced samurai armor with cuirass of double style

Located in Milano, IT

Maedate [helmet crest]: gilt-wood sun Menpō [mask]: Black lacquered iron ressei-men (mask with fierce expression).

Category

Antique 18th Century Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Iron

Hon-kozane ni-mai do tosei gusoku
Hon-kozane ni-mai do tosei gusoku

Hon-kozane ni-mai do tosei gusoku

Unavailable

H 19.69 in W 39.38 in D 59.06 in

Hon-kozane ni-mai do tosei gusoku

Located in Milano, IT

Maedate [helmet crest]: Kuwagata (stylized horns) with shakudo kuwagata-dai (support) fitted with three hanabishi (flower-shaped family crest) and a large gilt-wood peony Menpō [ma...

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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Iron

Mogami-do Gusoku. 18th century samurai armor
Mogami-do Gusoku. 18th century samurai armor

Mogami-do Gusoku. 18th century samurai armor

Located in Zürich, CH

It includes a black ressei iron lacquered menpo (face mask) with a yak hair hige (moustache) connected to a gilded three-lame suga (throat guard) laced in the sugake style.

Category

18th Century Edo More Art

Materials

Iron

A Japanese samurai menpo mask
A Japanese samurai menpo mask

A Japanese samurai menpo mask

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H 9.85 in W 6.7 in D 5.52 in

A Japanese samurai menpo mask

Located in Milano, IT

Samurai menpo mask with the 'fierce' ressei expression, with the iron and red lacquer surface which gives the face deep and marked wrinkles.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork

Materials

Iron

Edo-Era Samurai Helmet and Mask Set, an Authentic Piece of History from the 17th
Edo-Era Samurai Helmet and Mask Set, an Authentic Piece of History from the 17th

Edo-Era Samurai Helmet and Mask Set, an Authentic Piece of History from the 17th

Located in Fukuoka, JP

This set includes a 32-plate Suji Kabuto (helmet) and a Menpo (mask) that match perfectly to create an impressive and fearsome image of a samurai warrior.

Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities

Materials

Leather, Wood, Lacquer

Edo-period Green-Laced Samurai Suit
Edo-period Green-Laced Samurai Suit

Edo-period Green-Laced Samurai Suit

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H 58 in W 25 in D 25 in

Edo-period Green-Laced Samurai Suit

Located in New Orleans, LA

Please see the complete list of exceptional features of this rare suit of armor below. 17th century Suit: 58" high x 25" diameter Base: 14 1/2" high x 35" wide x 34" deep This com...

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Copper, Iron

Extremely Rare Japanese Edo Period Menpo Armor Mask, Leather & Iron, Ca. 1690s
Extremely Rare Japanese Edo Period Menpo Armor Mask, Leather & Iron, Ca. 1690s

Extremely Rare Japanese Edo Period Menpo Armor Mask, Leather & Iron, Ca. 1690s

Located in New York, NY

Extremely Rare Japanese Edo Period Menpo Armor Mask, Leather & Iron, Ca. 1690s Edo Period (1603-1868) DIMENSIONS: Height: 10 inches Diameter: 8 inches ABOUT An exception...

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Munechika Ryubu Menpo Half Mask for Samurai Armor
Munechika Ryubu Menpo Half Mask for Samurai Armor

Munechika Ryubu Menpo Half Mask for Samurai Armor

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H 13.78 in W 9.06 in D 5.52 in

Munechika Ryubu Menpo Half Mask for Samurai Armor

Located in Milano, IT

Munechika ryubu menpo. Half mask for samurai armor. Late Edo period (1615 - 1867)-19th century.

Category

Antique 19th Century Metalwork

Materials

Iron

Furred Samurai Armor Mask 'Shokumō Menpō', 19th Century
Furred Samurai Armor Mask 'Shokumō Menpō', 19th Century

Furred Samurai Armor Mask 'Shokumō Menpō', 19th Century

Located in Milano, IT

The mask is built in two parts and the nose can be detached.

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Arms, Armor and Weapons

Japanese Samurai Mask 'Menpo', Myōchin School, 18th Century
Japanese Samurai Mask 'Menpo', Myōchin School, 18th Century

Japanese Samurai Mask 'Menpo', Myōchin School, 18th Century

Located in Milano, IT

A high-level russet iron mask of "me no shita men" (half face) type. The expression is fierce (ressei), with sharp yadome and long mustaches. The iron plate is thick and heavy and th...

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Iron

Ryūbu Menpō Half Mask for Samurai Armor, Kaga Myōchin School, 17th Century
Ryūbu Menpō Half Mask for Samurai Armor, Kaga Myōchin School, 17th Century

Ryūbu Menpō Half Mask for Samurai Armor, Kaga Myōchin School, 17th Century

Located in Milano, IT

This large menpo shows all the main features of the masks produced in the Kaga area by the various schools of armorers that were active there.

Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Iron

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