Lot Essay
Jo mask is a generic name for the entire group of No masks representing old men, all having the characteristic bow-knotted hair atop the head.
Details
JO MASK
Ivory, signed Mitsuyuki
Mid 19th Century
1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) long, short age cracks on underside
Ivory, signed Mitsuyuki
Mid 19th Century
1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) long, short age cracks on underside
Literature
Raymond Bushell, The Netsuke Handbook of Ueda Reikichi, Tuttle, Rutland, 1961, fig. 222; Raymond Bushell, Netsuke Masks, Kodansha International, Tokyo, fig. 96