Demon mask "ryu oni" with horns ·  Japan · ID: 3032342

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

The object Demon mask “ryu oni” with horns with the object ID 3032342 was part of the auction 68th tribal art auction on March 3, 2012. The object with the lot number 136 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500 with an asking price of EUR 600.

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Comparing literature

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