Lot Essay
This mask is used for lion roles, notably the lion that dances among peonies in the play Shakkyo (The Stone Bridge). The setting is a stone bridge crossing a ravine near a famous Buddhist site in China.
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EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY), INSCRIBED IN RED LACQUER MITSUNAGA (ECHIZEN DEME IV) AND WITH KAO (CURSIVE MONOGRAM)
Details
Noh Mask of Shishiguchi (Lion Mouth)
Edo period (18th-19th century), inscribed in red lacquer Mitsunaga (Echizen Deme IV) and with kao (cursive monogram)
Polychrome pigments and gesso over wood, eyes and teeth gilt-metal
8¼in. (20.9cm.) long
With two storage bags
Edo period (18th-19th century), inscribed in red lacquer Mitsunaga (Echizen Deme IV) and with kao (cursive monogram)
Polychrome pigments and gesso over wood, eyes and teeth gilt-metal
8¼in. (20.9cm.) long
With two storage bags
Provenance
Yamanouchi family, Tosa Province
Kawasaki family, Kochi Prefecture
Kawasaki family, Kochi Prefecture