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168 - A rusty-brown lacquered Ressei Menpo with intricate Tare
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€900 - 1,100Sale fees
A rusty-brown lacquered Ressei Menpo with intricate Tare dating: Edo Period (1603-1867) provenance: Japan, Of the me-no-shita-men type, made of iron, lacquered in rusty brown on the exterior and red on the interior. Removable nose-piece. Wrinkled cheeks. Mustachios and beard, the goatee missing. Open mouth without teeth. Pronounced chin with asenagashi-no-ana (sweat-drain holes) on either side. Tare (suga) of three lames in Renzan style, with dark blue kebiki lacing. The lames are made of nerikawa (hardened leather), dark lacquered, and cut in a wave-shaped pattern recalling iyozane. The lower lame is covered in shrunk leather, with a protruding central section, gilt upper edge, tricoloured hishinui, and red-lacquered interior. Beginning of the 18th Century.
Auction details
Rare and Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Day 2Auction house
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