Lot Essay
The Heita mask is used for warrior-ghost roles. Egarano Heita Kanenaga, said to be a brave warrior of the Kamakura period, appears in the play Ebira (The Quiver).
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EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), BURNED SEAL DEME GANKYU [MITSUSHIGE, ECHIZEN DEME V (D. 1719)]
Details
Noh Mask of Heita
Edo period (18th century), burned seal Deme Gankyu [Mitsushige, Echizen Deme V (d. 1719)]
Polychrome pigments and gesso over wood, teeth with gold-lacquer highlights
8in. (20.cm.) long
With one storage bag
Edo period (18th century), burned seal Deme Gankyu [Mitsushige, Echizen Deme V (d. 1719)]
Polychrome pigments and gesso over wood, teeth with gold-lacquer highlights
8in. (20.cm.) long
With one storage bag
Provenance
Yamanouchi family, Tosa Province
Kawasaki family, Kochi Prefecture
Kawasaki family, Kochi Prefecture