Live Auction 2462Japanese & Korean Art
Noh Mask of Chujo
Lot 669

Noh Mask of Chujo

EDO PERIOD (17TH-18TH CENTURY)

Closed14 September 2011

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USD 18,750

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Noh Mask of Chujo
Edo period (17th-18th century)
Polychrome pigments and gesso over wood
7 7/8in. (20cm.) long

Specialist note

This is the mask of a handsome, refined man, his teeth blackened in ohaguro style, who is said to represent the classical poet Ariwara no Narihira.