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A WOOD NO MASK
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A WOOD NO MASK
meiji period (late 19th century), signed shigeyasu and with kakihan
Carved to represent the character Shakumi, a middle-aged woman grieving the loss of a loved one, the eyes, hair and teeth painted black and the parted lips red, inscribed in gold lacquer on the reverse with the symbol for the Makibashira chapter of The Tale of Genji--8 3/8in. (21.3cm.) long
meiji period (late 19th century), signed shigeyasu and with kakihan
Carved to represent the character Shakumi, a middle-aged woman grieving the loss of a loved one, the eyes, hair and teeth painted black and the parted lips red, inscribed in gold lacquer on the reverse with the symbol for the Makibashira chapter of The Tale of Genji--8 3/8in. (21.3cm.) long