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AN IRON KABUTO [HELMET] AND A EXHIBITED
MENPO [MASK] Samurai exhibition in the Wereldmuseum in
th
th
THE KABUTO SIGNED MITSUNAO, Rotterdam (11 October 2012-24 March
EDO PERIOD, 17 TH CENTURY 2013).
鉄兜、面頬、江戸時代、17世紀 LITERATURE
Bas J.M. Verberk, Samurai, exhibition in the
the iron helmet of ume [plum] form engraved Wereldmuseum, (Rotterdam, 2012), p. 140.
and inlaid in copper with coiled dragons, the
mabisashi [peak] with mon, copper fukurin £ 10,000-15,000
[rim] with six-tier itazane shikoro [neckguard] € 11,800-17,700 US$ 13,300-19,900
and an iron tengu mask (menpo) with hinged
nose
(2)
35.5 cm., 14 in. wide.
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