Horse face

Japanese: 馬面 - ばめん

A type of horse equipment that covers the horse's forehead and nose. It serves both protection and decoration. It is thought to have spread to China from horse-riding peoples such as the Scythians. It is made of leather or bronze. Very few have been excavated from ancient tombs in Japan (Otani Tomb, Wakayama Prefecture), and there are only a few horse clay figurines that seem to show how the horses were dressed. The horse masks attached to Karakura saddles from the Heian period are called Ginmen, and are made of gilded silver, and sometimes have a flower in the forehead. (→ Horse equipment )

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Japanese:

馬の額や鼻をおおう馬具の一種。防御と装飾を兼ねている。スキタイなどの騎馬民族が使用していたものが，中国に広まったものと思われる。革，青銅製。日本では古墳出土のものはごくわずかで (和歌山県大谷古墳) ，埴輪の馬にもその着装の様子を示すと思われるものが若干あるにすぎない。平安時代の唐鞍 (からくら) に着ける馬面は銀面と呼ばれ，鍍金銀製で額に挿頭花 (かざしのはな) を飾ることがある。 (→馬具 ) 　

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