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TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
A pair of painted wooden masks
Tibet, 18th/19th century
Each with open mouth, short nose, bulging eyes, and pendant jewels hanging across the forehead
13½ in. (34.3 cm.), the larger
Tibet, 18th/19th century
Each with open mouth, short nose, bulging eyes, and pendant jewels hanging across the forehead
13½ in. (34.3 cm.), the larger
Provenance
Private collection, Europe, acquired from Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 31 October 1991
Literature
Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org), item nos. 58739 and 58740