Mask of the "No" theatre ·  Japan · ID: 3043573

Description

light wood, polychrome paint, male face, finely dashed hair, min. dam., paint rubbed off in parts.
The “no” mask are called “no-men” or “omote” (= “face”). The traditional “no-theatre” came into being in the 14th century. In the course of time about 250 different mask types for the depiction of different characters have been developed. There are masks for women and men, monsters and deamons, as well as masks for divinities. In most cases they were carved from the wood of japanese cypress. Traditional themes were taken from japanese or chinese mythology or literature.

The object Mask of the “No” theatre with the object ID 3043573 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 59 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,200.

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