Live Auction 1638
Japanese Art Including Property of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Lot 354
354
Noh Mask of Ryo-onna
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
Details
Noh Mask of Ryo-onna
Edo period (19th century)
Polychrome pigments and gesso over wood
8 1/8in. (20.5cm.) long
Sale room notice
Please note that the lot in the illustration lot354 and lot364 are reversed.
Lot Essay
The Ryo-onna mask is used for the roles of female ghosts or spirits who died of jealousy.
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