Mask of the "no" theatre ·  Japon · ID: 3036984

Description

wood, slightly encrusted brown patina, white pigment remains, ornamental arranged eyebrows and beard, expressive forms (broad nose and mouth), min. dam., fine cracks, small missing parts through insect caused damage, base;
presumably originating from the Edo period, which means the time from 1603 until 1868, when the Tokugawa shoguns reigned; named after the capital city Edo, nowadays Tokyo.
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.

L’objet Mask of the “no” theatre avec l’ID d’objet 3036984 a fait partie de l’enchère 77th tribal art auction en 28 juin 2014 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 36.

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Littérature comparée

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Masken der Welt, München 1999, p. 261 ff. Congdon-Martin & Douglas Pieper, Jim, Masks of the world, California 1999, p. 79