Demon mask "ryu oni" with horns

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Description

wood, dark brown patina, frightening face with glaring eyes, open mouthed and fanged, delicate carved hair, slightly dam., rep. (left horn tip); additional: demon mask in miniature form (h: 9,5 cm), blackish brown wood, expressive form, slightly dam., paint rubbed off

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Comparing literature

Congdon-Martin, Douglas, Pieper, Jim, Masks of the world, California 1999, p. 80

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