Lot Essay
Shaka is only used in the play Daie. Fudo Myoo (lower left in the illustration) is a ferocious Buddhist deity who wards off ignorance and evil. Uba (upper right) represents an old woman, as in Takasago.
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EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY), THE FIRST WITH BURNED SEAL DEME TOHAKU [TOHAKU MITSUTAKA, ONO DEME IV (D. 1714)]; THE SECOND INSCRIBED WITH THE NAME "FUDO" IN RED LACQUER
Details
Noh Mask of Shaka Buddha (Shakyamuni)
Noh Mask of Fudo Myoo
Noh Mask of Uba
Edo period (18th-19th century), the first with burned seal Deme Tohaku [Tohaku Mitsutaka, Ono Deme IV (d. 1714)]; the second inscribed with the name "Fudo" in red lacquer
Polychrome pigment and gesso over wood, second mask with gilt-metal eyes and urna
9¼in. (23.5cm.); 7 7/8in. (19.7cm.); 7½in. (19cm.) long
The second mask with two storage bags; the others with one storage bag (3)
Noh Mask of Fudo Myoo
Noh Mask of Uba
Edo period (18th-19th century), the first with burned seal Deme Tohaku [Tohaku Mitsutaka, Ono Deme IV (d. 1714)]; the second inscribed with the name "Fudo" in red lacquer
Polychrome pigment and gesso over wood, second mask with gilt-metal eyes and urna
9¼in. (23.5cm.); 7 7/8in. (19.7cm.); 7½in. (19cm.) long
The second mask with two storage bags; the others with one storage bag (3)
Provenance
Yamanouchi family, Tosa Province
Kawasaki family, Kochi Prefecture
Kawasaki family, Kochi Prefecture