Noh Mask of Semimaru

EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), BURNED SEAL DEME MOTOMASA

Details

Noh Mask of Semimaru
Edo period (18th century), burned seal Deme Motomasa
Polychrome pigments and gesso over wood
7¾in. (19.6cm) long
WIth wood storage bag

Provenance

Yamanouchi family, Tosa Province
Kawasaki family, Kochi Prefecture

Lot Essay

The blind Prince Semimaru in the play of the same name is abandoned by his father on a mountain with only his lute to comfort him.

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