Mempo (faceguard)

Culture Japanese

Datelate 18th–early 19th century

Mediumiron, lacquer, silk, hair, and brass

Dimensions22 × 17.5 × 10 cm (8 11/16 × 6 7/8 × 3 15/16 in.), 12 oz (weight)

ClassificationsArms and Armor

Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection

Terms

Object number2014.694.8

DescriptionLacquered iron mempo with 4-lame yodare-kake.
ProvenanceGift to the Museum by Mrs. Sumner Pingree (Boston, MA) from the Weld estate on March 27, 1943. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.

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