"Erlang Shen" mask of the "Nuo" opera · China · ID: 3048776

Name: "Erlang Shen" mask of the "Nuo" opera
SKU: 3048776
Price: 2200 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 2,200

Provenance

Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (acquired in a Paris gallery in 2008)

Size

H: 37 cm

H: 14.6 inch

Description

wood, two-piece, coloured pigments, boar tusks, base

This mask shows a fearsome face with bulging eyeballs and a piercing gaze. The lower jaw, studded with boar tusks, is movable so that the mouth can be wide opened.

“Erlang Shen” is a Taoist protective deity and is considered the nephew of the Jade Emperor in Chinese mythology. He is known for his third truth-seeing eye in the middle of his forehead. He is also sometimes regarded as a deity of water or a powerful god of war.

The object “Erlang Shen” mask of the “Nuo” opera with the object ID 3048776 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 23 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,200.

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