A Rare Hinoki Mask of ‘Ja’
A Rare Hinoki Mask of ‘Ja’
Period 17th to 18th Century
Origin Japan
Medium Wood, Gesso, Pigment, Gilt metal
Dimension 26 cm (10¹/₄ inches)
Painted with an earthen red polychrome over gesso, with fine sparse hair, the cheeks with distinctive v-shaped markings, suggestive of dragon’s whiskers, the eye balls in inset gilt copper
Wood, gesso, metal, gilt, pigment
Japan
Edo Period / 17th to 18th Century
Size: 26cm high - 10¼ ins high
Period: 17th to 18th Century
Origin: Japan
Medium: Wood, Gesso, Pigment, Gilt metal
Dimension: 26 cm (10¹/₄ inches)
Provenance: Au Bon Marche, Paris, (label from the early 20th Century)
Ex Private French collection
Ex Irish collection
Literature: It is probable that this mask was not intended for theatrical purposes, but rather as a temple offering. The inscription appears to refer to a specific location (Nakabashichō) and an individual or donor (Tenya Jūbei).
Finch & Co
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