Noh Mask of Choreibeshimi
Noh Mask of Choreibeshimi

EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), BURNED SEAL DEME TOHAKU [TOHAKU MITSUTAKA, ONO DEME IV (D. 1714)]

細節
Noh Mask of Choreibeshimi
Edo period (18th century), burned seal Deme Tohaku [Tohaku Mitsutaka, Ono Deme IV (d. 1714)]
Polychrome pigment and gesso over wood, eyes gilt-metal
8in. (20.8cm.) long
With one storage bag
來源
Yamanouchi family, Tosa Province
Kawasaki family, Kochi Prefecture

拍品專文

This is one of the Beshimi group of demon masks, used almost exclusively for the ghost of Kumasaka no Chohan in Kumasaka. "Chorei" was the name of a mask carver.