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3073 PROPERTY FROM A CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR
A LARGE BUGAKU MASK OF SUIKO-O
Nara period (8th century) 3075
Carved and assembled from two pieces of wood and decorated in TWO OVERSIZE WOOD FOLK MASKS
polychrome pigments over gesso, the jawline pierced with a series of Edo period (19th century)
holes to accommodate an applied beard, now lost Each of polychromed paulownia wood and carved as a comical male
16 3/4in (42.6cm) high character with exaggerated features, possibly depicting the legendary
$2,000 - 3,000 character Hyottoko or a fisherman (Iwate Prefecture), the eyebrows
applied strips of animal fur, large nostrils providing holes for the
3074 dancer’s eyes
A BUGAKU MASK OF A BODDHISATTVA 12 1/3 and 11 7/8in (31 x 30.1cm) high
Momoyama period (17th century) $2,000 - 3,000
Carved in wood and decorated in gesso and color pigments, the
interior with a sticker from the Osaka Bijutsu Club and an additional OTHER PROPERTIES
identification slip
With wood storage box inscribed Bosatsu, Momoyama jidai no saku 3076
and signed and sealed Nagasawa Ujiharu and with burned seal A LARGE TEMPLE GONG ON A LACQUER STAND
Nagasawa Ujiharu Dated 1688
11 3/8in (28.6cm) high Cast in bronze and hammered on the surface with a rounded bottom
$4,000 - 5,000 and dated Genroku gannen jugatsu and inscribed Komeizan Sai’inji
shu Butsu; set on an elaborate red-lacquer stand with four cabriole
Provenance legs and pierced apron flourishes, gold-lacquer highlights; with a red-
Ex- collection Nagasawa Ujiharu lacquer and leather striker
39 3/8in (100.1cm) high (including stand)
$2,000 - 3,000

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