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Mask "rangryo" for the "bugaku" dance, Japan, Size: H: 40 cm (H: 15.7 inch), ID: 3047198
Mask "rangryo" for the "bugaku" dance, Japan, Size: H: 40 cm (H: 15.7 inch), ID: 3047198 - 2/5 Mask "rangryo" for the "bugaku" dance, Japan, Size: H: 40 cm (H: 15.7 inch), ID: 3047198 - 3/5 Mask "rangryo" for the "bugaku" dance, Japan, Size: H: 40 cm (H: 15.7 inch), ID: 3047198 - 4/5 Mask "rangryo" for the "bugaku" dance, Japan, Size: H: 40 cm (H: 15.7 inch), ID: 3047198 - 5/5
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Lot 1
95th Tribal Art Auction

Mask "rangryo" for the "bugaku" dance ·  Japan · ID: 3047198

sold EUR 2,200
Provenance
Ludwig Leicher, Berlin, Germany
Size
H: 40 cm
H: 15.7 inch

Description

wood, black lacquer, gilt and polychrome painted, animal hair, silk cord, eyeballs and lower jaw separately worked, signed and dated “April Showa 8 (1933) - Kaoru Takebayashi” on reverse

“Bugaku” is a traditional Japanese (court) dance that has been performed for over twelve hundred years, mainly at the Japanese imperial court.

“Rangryo” depicts a prince who was known for his beauty, but couldn’t stand up to his enemies. In battle he is said to have worn a particularly frightening mask, crowned by a dragon, to instill fear in his enemies and hide his face.

Asia
Masks

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