![Bonhams, New Bond Street, London, UK. 15 May, 2018. A member of Bonhams staff holds an iron Tengu Somen (mask), late 19th century at Bonhams Fine Chinese and Fine Japanese Art Sale Bonhams, New Bond Street, London, UK. 15 May, 2018. A member of Bonhams staff holds an iron Tengu Somen (mask), late 19th century at Bonhams Fine Chinese and Fine Japanese Art Sale](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/MN7RH1/bonhams-new-bond-street-london-uk-15-may-2018-a-member-of-bonhams-staff-holds-an-iron-tengu-somen-mask-late-19th-century-at-bonhams-fine-chinese-and-fine-japanese-art-sale-preview-credit-malcolm-parkalamy-live-news-MN7RH1.jpg)
Bonhams, New Bond Street, London, UK. 15 May, 2018. A member of Bonhams staff holds an iron Tengu Somen (mask), late 19th century at Bonhams Fine Chinese and Fine Japanese Art Sale
![Inscribed by Myōchin Munesuke | Mask (Sōmen) in the Shape of a Grimacing Man | Japanese | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Inscribed by Myōchin Munesuke | Mask (Sōmen) in the Shape of a Grimacing Man | Japanese | The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/aa/original/LC-06_116-011.jpg)
Inscribed by Myōchin Munesuke | Mask (Sōmen) in the Shape of a Grimacing Man | Japanese | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
![A fine somen [full face mask] Signed Myochin Munesada Edo period, 19th century | The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour | 2021 | Sotheby's A fine somen [full face mask] Signed Myochin Munesada Edo period, 19th century | The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour | 2021 | Sotheby's](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c572719/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/2048x2048!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F5b%2Ffe%2F1e6a4ce04d0da2f5e7d46e4b3283%2Fl21229-c2zgx-01.jpg)
A fine somen [full face mask] Signed Myochin Munesada Edo period, 19th century | The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour | 2021 | Sotheby's
![Somen, dated 1713. Inscribed by Myōchin Muneakira (Japanese, Edo period, 1673–1745). Lacquered iron. H. 8 11/16 in. (22.2 cm);… | Samurai armor, Japanese mask, Mask Somen, dated 1713. Inscribed by Myōchin Muneakira (Japanese, Edo period, 1673–1745). Lacquered iron. H. 8 11/16 in. (22.2 cm);… | Samurai armor, Japanese mask, Mask](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/b9/44/b4/b944b4cb87c746df2165b7942c768718--oni-mask-japanese-mask.jpg)