Yase Otoko

Mask


  • Sold

  • Material

    Wood, pigments, lacquer


  • Period

    Meiji- Taishō, circa 1900-1920


  • Box

    Awasebako (collector’s box) & silk brocade bag


Description

Yase Otoko signed "Ryujirō/ Tatsujirō"

This Noh mask represents a ghost suffering in hell. The emaciated face of a miserable sinner is expressed impressively by the hollow cheeks and the deep-set eyes. The base color of the face is white skin, the visible upper teeth are painted with gold, the eyebrows and the mustache are painted weakly with black fine lines.


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