Mikazuki MASK from Nō THEATER
Signed inside
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1945)
Wood and pigments
H.: 21; L.: 15 cm
Monoxyl wooden facial mask, enhanced with polychrome pigments representing Mikazuki, a vengeful spirit wishing to find appeasement.
His eyes and lips are highlighted with red, his half-open mouth reveals small golden teeth – colors used for the rings of his pupils. His eyebrows, mustaches and soul patch are finely painted, so as to present each hair in an individualized manner. The hair, of the same pigmentation, is drawn by a straight line on the forehead.
The interior is blackened and bears a signature stamp.
Ref. : 4705
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