A Noh Mask of Shakumi (Oblique glance)
A Noh Mask of Shakumi (Oblique glance)

EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)

细节
A Noh Mask of Shakumi (Oblique glance)
Edo period (18th century)
Polychrome pigments and gesso over wood
8 5/8in. (22cm.) long

拍品专文

Shakumi represents a middle-aged woman grieving the loss of a child, as in the play Sumidagawa, or that of a husband or lover, as in Kinuta. The hollow cheeks and downcast eyes emphasize the sense of age and sorrow in this mask.