Mask of an old man · Japan · ID: 3049286
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Provenance
Belgian Private CollectionSize
H: 19 cm
H: 7.5 inch
Description
wood, gypsum, color pigments, base
Presumably, this wrinkled face with asymmetrical features and pointed lips is a mask from the “kyōgen” theater.
In contrast to the serious “nō” drama, the “kyōgen” is a type of comedy theater that uses masks designed to make the audience laugh. Thus, most “kyōgen” masks have a happy expression or are extremely distorted.
The object Mask of an old man with the object ID 3049286 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 162.
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