Masque "Erlang Shen" de l‘opéra "Nuo" · Chine · ID: 3048776
Vendu
2 200 €
Provenance
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (acquired in a Paris gallery in 2008)Description
wood, two-piece, coloured pigments, boar tusks, base
This mask shows a fearsome face with bulging eyeballs and a piercing gaze. The lower jaw, studded with boar tusks, is movable so that the mouth can be wide opened.
“Erlang Shen” is a Taoist protective deity and is considered the nephew of the Jade Emperor in Chinese mythology. He is known for his third truth-seeing eye in the middle of his forehead. He is also sometimes regarded as a deity of water or a powerful god of war.
Littérature comparée
Créhalet, Yves, Le Masque de la Chine, o.O. 2007, p. 110