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A CARVED WOOD NOH MASK OF KO-OMOTE (‘LITTLE FACE’) The Noh Theatre began around the 14th century as a ritual offering
Anonymous, Edo Period (1615-1868), probably 19th century in Japanese temples and shrines. Among sixty primary designs in
Chiefly representing an ingénue (actually the ghost of a young woman), Noh masks, Ko-Omote, as shown here represents a girl in her teens,
the fleshy, smiling countenance characteristically delineated with a and she is the prototype for over twenty other onna-men (masks of
slight double chin, high eyebrows and downturned eyelids, unsigned; women), each varying subtly from the innocence of this mask, through
with a stand. which evolved into a wide range of female roles; where in the Noh Play
21.3cm (8½in) high. (2). a skilled actor can imbue an impassive expression with subtle emotion
according to his movements.
£5,000 - 6,000
CNY45,000 - 54,000

日本江戶時代，或十九世紀 能面 小面

Provenance:
An important European private collection

來源：
歐洲重要私人收藏

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