Mempo (faceguard)
Culture
Japanese
Datelate 1700s–early 1800s
Mediumiron with lacquer, hair, and silks
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.705.3
DescriptionLaquered iron mempo with 5-lame yodare-kake.ProvenanceEx collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC) (#04.4.46) Purchased by the Museum on 15 November 1956, at Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc. (NYC), sale 1708, part of lot 195. Price of $80 included HAM # 3139.1-12. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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