Details
Noh Mask of Namanari
Edo period (19th century)
Polychrome pigments and gesso over wood
8 1/8in. (20.5cm.) long

Lot Essay

Namanari personifies the malevolent spirit of a jealous woman in the play Kanawa (The Iron Crown).

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