Noh Mask of Kurohige (Black Beard)

LATE MUROMACHI PERIOD (16TH CENTURY)

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Noh Mask of Kurohige (Black Beard)
Late Muromachi period (16th century)
Polychrome pigments and gesso over wood, eyes gilt-metal
7½in. (18.5cm.) long

Lot Essay

This mask represents a dragon god, the prominent chin meant to suggest the beast's long jaws.

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