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Nikon Df
Lens: 24-70mm F/2.8G
Focal Length: 34mm
Aperture: F/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/60s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 6400
Mempo samurai facial armour
Having the same double role as the helmet (kabuto in Japanese), to protect and to also inspire awe, the mempo (or mengu) facial mask worn by samurai on the battlefield was made to cover all the face or only a part of it. Photographed here is a mempo covering the entire face, a type called somen, and bellow it is the neck protection.
Samurai facial armour (mempo), Matsue castle, Shimane