Noh Mask of Deikurohige

EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), SIGNED IN RED LACQUER KADEN NO UTSUSHI, KITA ROPPEITA NOSEI (1814-1869), 12TH HEAD OF THE KITA SCHOOL

细节

Noh Mask of Deikurohige
Edo period (18th century), signed in red lacquer Kaden no utsushi, Kita Roppeita Nosei (1814-1869), 12th Head of the Kita School
Polychrome pigments and gesso over wood, eyes gilt-metal, teeth with gold-lacquer highlights
8½in. (21.6cm.) long
With three storage bags

来源

Yamanouchi family, Tosa Province
Kawasaki family, Kochi Prefecture

拍品专文

This mask represents the dragon god, the prominent chin meant to suggest the beast's long jaws.
Nosei, whose name is inscribed on the interior of this mask, was a Kita-school actor who worked in the late Edo period.