No-mask "ko-omote" · Japan · ID: 3032168

Name: No-mask "ko-omote"
SKU: 3032168
Price: 3300 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 3,300

Provenance

Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

Size

H: 21 cm

H: 8.3 inch

Description

wood, white, black and red paint, beautiful modelled regular facial features, slightly dam., darkened paint, on base;
image of a beautiful young maiden. Used in No dramas like “kocho” or “funa-benkei”. Although the facial expression is fixed, a good actor is able to create different emotions just by slightly moving the head and thus causing different light incidences.

The object No-mask “ko-omote” with the object ID 3032168 was part of the auction 68th tribal art auction on March 3, 2012. The object with the lot number 134 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,300 with an asking price of EUR 800.

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