Lot Essay
The mask of a young man, Kantan Otoko has two pairs of short furrows curving up between thin, furry eyebrows. The expression may be a divine frown or ordinary human anxiety.
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EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), SIGNED MITSUFUSA (DEME GENKYU MITSUFUSA; D. 1758)
Details
Noh Mask of Kantan Otoko
Edo period (18th century), signed Mitsufusa (Deme Genkyu Mitsufusa; d. 1758)
Polychrome pigments and gesso over wood; signed Mitsufusa and with kao (cursive monogram) on reverse
7¾in. (19.5cm.) long
Edo period (18th century), signed Mitsufusa (Deme Genkyu Mitsufusa; d. 1758)
Polychrome pigments and gesso over wood; signed Mitsufusa and with kao (cursive monogram) on reverse
7¾in. (19.5cm.) long
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