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A Gigaku Mask of Raryo-o
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A Gigaku Mask of Raryo-o

EDO PERIOD (17TH-18TH CENTURY)

細節
A Gigaku Mask of Raryo-o
Edo Period (17th-18th Century)
Carved, painted and lacquered wood, the mask surmounted by a dragon and with separate chin-piece secured by a thin silk cord (extensive old damage)
14 1/8in. (36cm.) long
注意事項
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

拍品專文

One of a large number of musical and dance forms introduced from China during the seventh to ninth centuries, the Gigaku performance known as Ryo-o is traditionally said to be an enactment of an incident from the reign of a sublimely handsome emperor of the Northern Qi dynasty (6th century AD) who donned a fearsome mask to frighten his enemies.