Demon mask "tobide" of the "nō" theater ·  Japan · ID: 3049248

Description

wood, paint, metal, handwritten characters “kanji”: " 猿飛出　さるとびで " - “Noh mask of a monster with a head of monkey, a tail of snake and hands and feet of tiger” and label with characters “kanji”: " 三　さん " - “three” or “third”

Characteristic of the “tobide” masks are the large round metal eyes.

Belonging to the category of “kishin” masks which were developed early in “nō” history and are used for portraying demons, goblins or other worldly creatures. This category is divided into two main parts, “tobide” and “beshimi”.

The object Demon mask “tobide” of the “nō” theater with the object ID 3049248 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 161 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.

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Comparing literature

Perzynski, Friedrich, Japanische Masken, Zweiter Band, Berlin, Leipzig 1925, p. 188 ff.