EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), BURNED SEAL DEME YOKICHI [ONO DEME VIII (D. 1774)]
Details
Noh Mask of Juroku (Sixteen)
Edo period (18th century), burned seal Deme Yokichi [Ono Deme VIII (d. 1774)]
Polychrome pigments and gesso over wood
8in. (20.3cm.) long
With one storage bag
Provenance
Yamanouchi family, Tosa Province
Kawasaki family, Kochi Prefecture
Lot Essay
This mask is used for the role of Atsumori (1169-1184), the young Taira warrior known for his flute playing who died in the Battle of Ichinotani at the age of sixteen (juroku).