A Samurai Iron Menpo (Half Mask), Edo Period, Japan c1615 - 1868 this gorgeous nature-inspired Japanese plated

this gorgeous nature-inspired Japanese plated metal vase is a contemporary take on earlier Meiji period designs

designed to be worn around the bicep

resulting in the jar no longer being watertight

Rankin taught himself to paint through reading about great artists and Buddhism

This impressive piece features an intricate basketweave pattern across its wide surface

A Samurai Iron Menpo (Half Mask), Edo Period, Japan c1615 - 1868 this gorgeous nature-inspired Japanese platedEdo Period, Japan c1615 1868 (mask dating to 18th 19th Century) A well formed Iron Samurai half mask with a defined nose and pronounced chin; The interior red lacquered and exterior black lacquered; the three lame iron yodarekake (throat guard) laced with dark blue sugake odoshi. Measurements: 26cm x 18cm Condition: Original, with evident losses of lacquer to exterior and interior, scratches throughout. Sugake odoshi refurbished at a later date. Iron