Theatre mask
Japan
sold
EUR 200
Size
H: 20,5 cm
H: 8.1 inch
Description
light wood, dark brown patina, remains of red and skin-coloured paint, wrinkles and contours accentuated by black paint, nails on upper lip and eyebrows referring to the original application of animal skin or hair in place of eyebrows and moustache, the multitude of wrinkles, as well as hanging corners of the mouth and projecting chin indicating the depiction of an old person, slightly dam., missing parts (right cheek, upper lip, chin), rep. (on the upper rim)