DAY TWO, 27TH OCTOBER 2016 A private collection of Japanese masks (lots 800-814)
800. A wood Kyogen mask of Okame (Oto) late Edo signed Gyokusho, of slightly larger form with sharp details and shown smiling
801. A carved wood mask of Ko-Otome early 19th Century signed Shumin (Hara), the smiling features framed by a delicately carved hairstyle £150-200
802. A wood Kyogen mask of Okame (Oto) 19th Century signed Gyokuju, the smiling face framed by her hair style and having a protruding forehead and cheeks, eyes and mouth with open cuts £150-200
803. A wood Otafuku style mask of Okame early 19th Century signed upon the cross bar Himotoshi Shosai, of narrow form with blown cheeks and forehead framing the carved eyes and mouth £140-180
804. A wood Noh mask of Hannya 19th Century signed Shuzan, with pierced eyes and mouth and a mask of Beshimi, signed Deme Uman Tenkaichi, 18th Century, the eyes highlighted with brass inserts (2) £200-250
805. A wood Noh type mask representing Hannya early Meiji signed and with three characters and a seven character inscription, with pierced eyes and open mouth, the horns surrounded by neatly cut hair work £200-240
806. A wood mask of Okina Meiji period signed Ryuzan on inlaid ivory plaque, carved with smiling face, pierced eyes and mouth and the honmen with applied ivory rosette style patches, and a wood Buaku mask, late Edo/early Meiji, with slightly open mouth and eye pupils inlaid with brass studs £300-500
807. A wood mask of a fox (Kitsune) Edo period the facial expression showing an attacking eel with open mouth revealing its teeth, the prominent ears pointing upwards, and an expressive open mouthed Oni mask with central forehead horn, eyes highlighted with brass inserts (2) £250-300
808. A group of four boxwood masks Meiji period Oni with accentuated eyebrows and beard, another with down-turned horns and beard tufts, a Buaku type and an open mouthed Shishiguchi (4) £300-500
Provenance: Illustrated on p.480 in Netsuke and Inro Artists and how to read their signatures by George Lazarnick £130-180
809. A bronze netsuke mask of Hannya Edo period and another of Shishiguchi type with expressive open mouthed face (2) £150-200
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