Big Japanese Old Forest God Mask Tengu Dramatic Nose, Signed, 19th Century
$1,850.00
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From our recent Japanese Acquisitions Travels.
This large and powerful Japanese antique theatre mask of Tengu is an extraordinary example of this character with its dramatic and spectacular face and protruding nose. This mask represents the mischievous Forest God seen in Kyogen plays performed between Noh Dramas. It is a fine older hand-carved example that would be a provocative accent to the most discerning collection.
It is profusely signed on its back signifying its importance to the maker and owner.
And it has been carved in an unusual large scale.
Lacquer over willow wood.
Late Meiji period, 1895
Fine old patina.
Dimensions: 12 inches tall and 16 inches wide and 10 inches deep
Provenance: old Kyoto collection
Additional history:
Tengu is also a legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion and shinto god (kami) or yokai (supernatural being). Although they take their name from a dog-like Chinese demon (Tiangou), the tengu were originally thought to take the forms of birds of prey,
and they are traditionally depicted as zoomorphic creatures with both human and avian characteristics.
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