Noh Mask of Ja (Snake) Noh Mask of Namanari

EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)

Details

Noh Mask of Ja (Snake)
Noh Mask of Namanari
Edo period (18th-19th century)
Polychrome pigments and gesso over wood, gilt-metal eyes, the second with gilt-metal teeth
8¼in. (20.9cm.); 8½in. (21.6cm.)
The first with two storge bags; the second with one storage bag (2)

Provenance

Yamanouchi family, Tosa Province
Kawasaki family, Kochi Prefecture

Lot Essay

Ja (upper left in the illustration) is used for the serpent transfiguration of the young woman tormented by unrequited love in Dojoji. Namanari (lower right) personifies the malevolent spirit of a jealous woman in the play Kanawa (The Iron Crown).

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