Armor Horse Mask

19881

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Bamen
Object Number 19881
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Period Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji Period (uncertain)
Date Made Edo Period-1897
Section Asian
Materials Lacquer | Wood | Hair
Technique Lacquered
Description

Head piece or mask for horse. "Bamen." Red lacquer with side flaps of armor plate; hair on forehead; nose piece tied on.

Credit Line Purchased from G. T. Marsh and Co; subscription of Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst, 1897

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